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Macpherson the historian
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- Book Synopsis
- This is the first book-length study of James Macpherson (1736-1796) that considers him as an historian. From his early poetry, to the Ossianic Collections, his prose histories, and his later political writing, Macpherson's subject was the past and he engaged with the latest Enlightenment theories about how to write history. Macpherson the Historian examines James' published works, from the neoclassical verse of The Highlander (1758) to his pamphlets defending the British imperial state during the late 1770s. In all of these texts, Macpherson wrote as an Enlightenment historian, where ideas about narrative, philosophy, and erudition were interwoven with eighteenth-century debates about the Highlands, commercial modernity, and the British Empire.
- About The Author
- Dr Mairi MacPherson is an academic and museum expert based in the Scottish Highlands, where she has published extensively on the works of James Macpherson and, together with Jim, redesigned the Clan Macpherson Museum in Newtonmore.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781474411165
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press, (28 February 2023)
- Number of Pages
- 296
- Weight
- 578 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 156 x 23 mm
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