Epic Tradition and Innovation in James Macpherson's Fingal |
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Historical Social and Literary Background to James | 20 |
Trends in English and Scottish Epic Theory | 31 |
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action Aeneid Agandecca Alfred Nutt ancient appears ballad bardic bards battle Blackwell Blair Bragéla Cabait's Carril Celtic Celts century character chariot chief chullin Clarsach Connal conventions criticism Cromla Crugal Crugal's ghost Cú Chulainn Cuchullin cycle D. S. Thomson death Dissertation Edinburgh edition enemy English epic poetry episode Erin Erin's army fame feast Ferda fight Fillan Fingal Finn follows Fragments gather Gaul heath heroes heroic age heroic virtues Highlands hill Homer honour Hugh Blair Hurd Ibid Iliad Ireland Irish James Macpherson Joseph Warton Kames King of Lochlin king of Morven Laing Laing's Lochlin London machinery Macpher MacQueen messenger Moran Morla Morven nature Neo-Classical O'Rahilly Orla Oscar Patroclus Poems of Ossian poets points Pope pride primitivists Ryno Scotland Scottish Enlightenment Scottish Gaelic shield simile single combat soul spear spirits strength subsequently referred Swaran sword Táin thou tion translation Tura Ullin Ulster Cycle valour warriors Warton write