MacPherson the Historian: History Writing, Empire and Enlightenment in the Works of James MacPherson

by Jim MacPherson and Mairi MacPherson

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This is the first book-length study of James Macpherson (1736-1796) that considers him as an historian. From his early poetry, to the Ossianic Collections, his prose histories, and his later political writing, Macpherson's subject was the past and he engaged with the latest Enlightenment theories about how to write history.

Macpherson the Historian examines James' published works, from the neoclassical verse of The Highlander (1758)...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1474411169

ISBN13:9781474411165

Release Date:February 2023

Publisher:Edinburgh University Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:1.31 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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