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 91
... thou best can raise the song . Long hast thou been known to Carril , thou ruler of battles ! " ( P. 72 ) Ossian requested a song : " But sit thou on the heath , O bard , and let us hear thy voice " ( p . 72 ) . This was at the end of ...
... thou best can raise the song . Long hast thou been known to Carril , thou ruler of battles ! " ( P. 72 ) Ossian requested a song : " But sit thou on the heath , O bard , and let us hear thy voice " ( p . 72 ) . This was at the end of ...
Page 128
... Thou wuldst such murd'rous Acts as these eshew- ( 11.301-20 ) There was a regression of perspectives here back to Ossianic times . But the transmitter was the most famous historical monument in Britain . The mention of " auntient Bardi ...
... Thou wuldst such murd'rous Acts as these eshew- ( 11.301-20 ) There was a regression of perspectives here back to Ossianic times . But the transmitter was the most famous historical monument in Britain . The mention of " auntient Bardi ...
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... thou mayst call me Cheat- Say , didst thou ne'er indulge in such Deceit ? Who wrote Otranto ? ( Works , 1 : 341 ) The essential point to note is that Chatterton could not reveal his creation to be the modern recreation of history that ...
... thou mayst call me Cheat- Say , didst thou ne'er indulge in such Deceit ? Who wrote Otranto ? ( Works , 1 : 341 ) The essential point to note is that Chatterton could not reveal his creation to be the modern recreation of history that ...
Contents
Acknowledgments 16 | 9 |
The Literary Impetus | 46 |
The Voice of the Past | 73 |
Copyright | |
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