1799 Ossian Poems SCOTLAND Irish Mythology Ancient Poetry Fingal Macpherson 2v

1799 Ossian Poems SCOTLAND Irish Mythology Ancient Poetry Fingal Macpherson 2v

James Macpherson was a famed 18th-century Scottish poet who is best known for creating a series of ‘ancient poems’ by a fictional figure named Ossian. In 1761, Macpherson claimed he discovered a manuscript of an epic poem on Fingal, written by Ossian, Fingal’s son. ‘Temora’, one of Ossian’s many poems, is considered the second volume, or sequel to his epic poem ‘Fingal’.

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OSSIAN [i.e. James Macpherson]

The poems of Ossian, the son of Fingal : to which are prefixed, dissertations on the era and poems of Ossian

Glasgow: Chapman and Lang, 1799.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
  • 1 – ix, [1], 151, [5]; 96
  • 2 – [5], 98-100, 5-234
  • 5 illustrations
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~5.5in X 3.5in (13.5cm x 8.5cm)

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