An edition of Samuel Johnson, the Ossian fraud and the Celtic revival in Great Britain and Ireland
(2009)
Samuel Johnson, the Ossian fraud and the Celtic revival in Great Britain and Ireland
by Thomas M. Curley
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Criticism, Literary forgeries and mystifications, Literature, Knowledge, Intellectual life, English literature, Criticism and interpretation, Celtic influences, History, Macpherson, james, 1736-1796, Johnson, samuel, 1709-1784, Criticism, great britain, Criticism, history, Great britain, intellectual life, Ireland, intellectual life, Knowledge and learningShowing 7 featured editions. View all 7 editions?
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Table of Contents
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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