Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Prefatory acknowledgments
- 1 An introductory survey of scholarship on Ossian: why literary truth matters
- 2 James Macpherson's violation of literary truth
- 3 Johnson on truth, frauds, and folklore: in the company of Thomas Percy
- 4 Searching for truth in the Highlands: Macpherson throws down the gauntlet
- 5 Charles O'Conor and the Celtic Revival in Ireland
- 6 Johnson and the Irish: more opposition to Ossian
- 7 Johnson's last word on Ossian with William Shaw: a finale to controversy
- Appendix A A Reply to Mr. Clark's Answer
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 July 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Prefatory acknowledgments
- 1 An introductory survey of scholarship on Ossian: why literary truth matters
- 2 James Macpherson's violation of literary truth
- 3 Johnson on truth, frauds, and folklore: in the company of Thomas Percy
- 4 Searching for truth in the Highlands: Macpherson throws down the gauntlet
- 5 Charles O'Conor and the Celtic Revival in Ireland
- 6 Johnson and the Irish: more opposition to Ossian
- 7 Johnson's last word on Ossian with William Shaw: a finale to controversy
- Appendix A A Reply to Mr. Clark's Answer
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009