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 79
... voice . That voice was an innovation in poetic form . The voice in Fragment II was Shilric's . The poem was a sequel to Fragment I. Surprisngly , it was Shilric who mourned the loss of Vinvela . She died of grief at hearing , mistakenly ...
... voice . That voice was an innovation in poetic form . The voice in Fragment II was Shilric's . The poem was a sequel to Fragment I. Surprisngly , it was Shilric who mourned the loss of Vinvela . She died of grief at hearing , mistakenly ...
Page 80
... voice remained dominant . Carryl pleaded with the re- turned spirit " let me hear thy voice , " but agonizingly could not make out any words . Malcolm's loss was the loss of his voice , which gave him identity : " No more from the ...
... voice remained dominant . Carryl pleaded with the re- turned spirit " let me hear thy voice , " but agonizingly could not make out any words . Malcolm's loss was the loss of his voice , which gave him identity : " No more from the ...
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... voice of history - the past as poetry within ancient Celtic society was consolidated . The action of the poem was already twice - removed from the reader . In the various songs that existed within Ossian's voice , the further past was ...
... voice of history - the past as poetry within ancient Celtic society was consolidated . The action of the poem was already twice - removed from the reader . In the various songs that existed within Ossian's voice , the further past was ...
Contents
Acknowledgments 16 | 9 |
The Literary Impetus | 46 |
The Voice of the Past | 73 |
Copyright | |
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