The Making of History: A Study of the Literary Forgeries of James Macpherson and Thomas Chatterton in Relation to Eighteenth-century Ideas of History and FictionThe literary forgeries of James Macpherson and Thomas Chatterton are studied within the context of the eighteenth-century debate about the validity of using literature as a historical source and history as a literary topic. |
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Page 85
... father's agony on seeing his children's spirits was also described in terms of voice : " they walk in mournful ... father of the dead Morar in Fragment XII . Morar had " left no son , " ( p . 58 ) making his father the last of the line ...
... father's agony on seeing his children's spirits was also described in terms of voice : " they walk in mournful ... father of the dead Morar in Fragment XII . Morar had " left no son , " ( p . 58 ) making his father the last of the line ...
Page 97
... father of Fingal . It was on account of this family - connection , that Fingal was engaged in so many wars in the cause of the race of Conar . ( Pp . 30-31 ) The Irish kingdom was only one generation younger than its Scottish ...
... father of Fingal . It was on account of this family - connection , that Fingal was engaged in so many wars in the cause of the race of Conar . ( Pp . 30-31 ) The Irish kingdom was only one generation younger than its Scottish ...
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... father was sexton there . He found many old deeds and MSS , some of which he brought home . The young Thomas grew up using these MSS as playthings . They were part of his life . So the wheezing Doctor Johnson , Chatterton : Literary ...
... father was sexton there . He found many old deeds and MSS , some of which he brought home . The young Thomas grew up using these MSS as playthings . They were part of his life . So the wheezing Doctor Johnson , Chatterton : Literary ...
Contents
Acknowledgments 16 | 9 |
The Literary Impetus | 46 |
The Voice of the Past | 73 |
Copyright | |
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