Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 821.6
EAN num: 9780852245699
ISBN number: 0852245696
Label: Edinburgh Univ Pr
Manufacturer: Edinburgh Univ Pr
Page Count: 240
Printing Date: 1989-10
Publishing house: Edinburgh Univ Pr
Sale Popularity Level: 5056247
Studio: Edinburgh Univ Pr
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I read this book while preparing a paper on Ossian. Ms. Stafford is, in my opinion, the leading authority on Macpherson. She has a keen understanding of the perspectives that contributed to the creation and the stigmatising of Macpherson and his epic poem Ossian. He is a figure worthy of study and the author paints a very detailed picture of Macpherson and the 18th century Edinburgh literati. It is truly a tragedy that the merits of this work (and of Macpherson himself) have been relegated to a secondary status as a footnote to 18th century literature, while lesser works have become part of the sacred "canon". With this book Fiona Stafford begins a reassessment of Ossian and Macpherson, that seeks to restore this wonderful work to the literary prominence it so strongly deserves. This is a very readable study, though it could prove a bit dry for the casual reader.
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