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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... stood to be the business of an able Historian to exhibit manners , as well as facts and events ; and assuredly , whatever displays the state and life of mankind , in different periods , and illustrates the progress of the human mind ...
... stood to be the business of an able Historian to exhibit manners , as well as facts and events ; and assuredly , whatever displays the state and life of mankind , in different periods , and illustrates the progress of the human mind ...
Page 156
... stood out . Edwin was annoyed that the " Muse of history " devoted too much time to violence . Edwin wished to turn away from history and study the " love , and innocence , and joy " found in poetry . But his mentor checked him ...
... stood out . Edwin was annoyed that the " Muse of history " devoted too much time to violence . Edwin wished to turn away from history and study the " love , and innocence , and joy " found in poetry . But his mentor checked him ...
Page 167
... stood as a symbol for Jacobite ideals at their purest — that is , represented by Flora . A dark irony pervaded all , of course . Martial times were past , and the rebellion was in many ways a swansong . Fergus knew that the destruction ...
... stood as a symbol for Jacobite ideals at their purest — that is , represented by Flora . A dark irony pervaded all , of course . Martial times were past , and the rebellion was in many ways a swansong . Fergus knew that the destruction ...
Contents
Acknowledgments 16 | 9 |
The Literary Impetus | 46 |
The Voice of the Past | 73 |
Copyright | |
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