Macpherson the Historian : : History Writing, Empire and Enlightenment in the Works of James Macpherson / / Mairi MacPherson.
First study of James Macpherson (1736-1796) as an historianSituates Macpherson as a key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, broadening our understanding of historiography and the relationship between history and fictionExplores Macpherson’s entire corpus – literary, historical, political - to enab...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: James Macpherson, the Enlightenment and Eighteenth-century History Writing
- 1 Frameworks and Genealogies: Macpherson the Historian in Context
- 2 Poetry: James Macpherson’s History Writing in The Highlander and Ossian
- 3 History: James Macpherson’s Narrative Prose Histories
- 4 Politics and Empire: James Macpherson’s Political Writings and the Crisis of Empire in the Late 1770s
- Conclusion: James Macpherson – Enlightenment Historian and Imperial Gael
- Bibliography
- Index