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Enlightenment and Romance in James Macpherson’s The Poems of Ossian Myth, Genre and Cultural Change
By Dafydd Moore
Copyright 2003
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study examines the relationship between Enlightenment and romance through the work of James Macpherson and in particular his The Poems of Ossian. By re-reading Macpherson's work in ways not restricted by the sterile and by now largely settled debates over authenticity, Moore establishes Ossian's credentials to be considered as romance, in its manner of construction, its represented... Read more
Contents: Preface; Introduction; The Ossianic epic and the 18th-century romance; Ossian, romance and source; Ossian, sentimentalism and the modalities of romance; Ossian and the romance of muscular sensibility; Sympathy, community and the sentimental sublime; Ossian and the romance of defeat; Conclusion: After Ossian?; Bibliography; Index.
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Dafydd Moore
'This book's freshness of approach, wealth of reading, and bibliographical depth will benefit Macpherson studies and stimulate scholarly debate.' 18th Century Scotland '... impressive and subtle reading... achieves what good criticism should always aspire to, sending the reader back to rediscover texts she thought she knew... Intelligently conceived, vigorously and engagingly argued, Enlightenment and Romance should stand alongside the work of Howard Gaskill and Fional Stafford... This is an indispensable addition to the body of modern Ossian scholarship.' Scottish Studies Review
