Samuel Johnson, the Ossian fraud and the Celtic revival in Great Britain and Ireland
Material type: TextSeries: ; Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press, 2009Description: x , 338 p. 24 cmISBN:- 9780521407472
- British Isles
- Ireland
- Literary History
- Celtic Culture
- Celtic Literature
- Literary forgeries and mystifications-History-18th century
- Macpherson, James, 1736-1796. Ossian
- Macpherson, James, 1736-1796-Criticism and interpretation-History
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784-Knowledge-Literature
- Criticism-Great Britain-History-18th century
- Great Britain-Intellectual life-18th century
- Ireland-Intellectual life-18th century
- English literature-Celtic influences
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Books | School of Celtic Studies Main Library | 821.6 C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available (Standard Loan) | 32133 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-326) and index.
An introductory survey of scholarship on Ossian: why literary truth matters -- James MacPherson's violation of literary truth -- Johnson on truth, frauds, and folklore: in the company of Thomas Percy -- Searching for truth in the Highlands: MacPherson throws down the gauntlet -- Charles O'Conor and the Celtic revival in Ireland -- Johnson and the Irish: more opposition to Ossian -- Johnson's last word on Ossian with William Shaw: a finale to controversy.
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