The Poems of Ossian and Related Works

Howard Gaskill

ISBN 10: 0748607072 / ISBN 13: 9780748607075

Verlag: Edinburgh University Press, GB, 1996

This is the first modern edition of all Macpherson's Ossianic poetry, including Fragments of Ancient Poetry, Fingal and Temora - as well as his accompanying prefaces and dissertations, and Hugh Blair's Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian. Based on the 1765 text of the Works of Ossian, major variants from the other editions are included, together with a comprehensive register of Ossianic names. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9780748607075

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This is the first modern edition of all Macpherson's Ossianic poetry, including Fragments of Ancient Poetry, Fingal and Temora--as well as his accompanying prefaces and dissertations, and Hugh Blair's Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian. Based on the 1765 text of the Works of Ossian, major variants from the other editions are included, together with a comprehensive register of Ossianic names.

Von der hinteren Coverseite: This annotated edition is based on the 1765 text of the Works of Ossian, republished here for the first time in its entirety; major variants from other editions are included, together with a comprehensive descriptive register of Ossianic names. A critical introduction explains the genesis of the work and its impact and influence on Romantic culture throughout Europe.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Poems of Ossian and Related Works
Verlag: Edinburgh University Press, GB
Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: New