The Reception of Ossian in Europe

Zusammenfassung For the 18th century, Ossian was the great discovery of a Northern epic poet equal to Homer, whose oral tales had survived from bardic times. This text charts his reception in Europe.

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• Authors: Howard Gaskill, Howard (EDT) Gaskill
• Assisted by: Howard Gaskill (Editor), Gaskill Howard (Editor), Elinor Shaffer (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2004
• EAN: 9780826461353
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-6135-3
• No. of pages: 520
• Series: Reception of British Authors i; The Reception of British and Irish Authors in Europe; Reception of British Authors i
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: poetry and poets