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 139
... bringing troops back from France . His con- clusion was nationalistic : " Under Henrie we mote have peace but never ... bring Stones or other materials for building and also cut away two Pieces of Timber projecting from the main Arch of ...
... bringing troops back from France . His con- clusion was nationalistic : " Under Henrie we mote have peace but never ... bring Stones or other materials for building and also cut away two Pieces of Timber projecting from the main Arch of ...
Page 145
... bring history alive and cleansed of its " oulde rouste " ( 1. 86 ) to such an extent that a few factual errors , if they occured , would be more than compensated for.27 The second epistle can be read as an endorsement of historical ...
... bring history alive and cleansed of its " oulde rouste " ( 1. 86 ) to such an extent that a few factual errors , if they occured , would be more than compensated for.27 The second epistle can be read as an endorsement of historical ...
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... bring into public notice . 23 The fictional precedents for those " fortuitous circumstances " included of course the forgeries . By Scott's own testimony , the actual composition of Waverley concurred remarkably well with such fictional ...
... bring into public notice . 23 The fictional precedents for those " fortuitous circumstances " included of course the forgeries . By Scott's own testimony , the actual composition of Waverley concurred remarkably well with such fictional ...
Contents
Acknowledgments 16 | 9 |
The Literary Impetus | 46 |
The Voice of the Past | 73 |
Copyright | |
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