Leask, N. (2016) Fingalian topographies: Ossian and the Highland Tour 1760-1805. Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 39(2), pp. 183-196. (doi: 10.1111/1754-0208.12396)
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Abstract
If Ossian validated the Highland landscape for eighteenth-century tourists, the landscape, in turn, seemed to authenticate poems whose authenticity never ceased to be doubted; but text and topography alike ran the risk of dissolving into insubstantiality. Many tourists cited ‘local tradition’ in order to embroider existing (or to invent new) Fingalian place-names. Ranging over a wide variety of eighteenth-century travel-writers, this article casts new light on the relations between Ossian, travel-writing and Highland topography. It concludes by discussing the ‘fieldwork’ tradition of Ossianic tourism after 1800, which sought out local tradition bearers, rather than attempting to authenticate Macpherson's ‘translations’.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Leask, Professor Nigel |
| Authors: | Leask, N. |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies > English Literature |
| Journal Name: | Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| ISSN: | 1754-0194 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1754-0208 |
| Published Online: | 18 May 2016 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2016 The Authors |
| First Published: | First published in Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies 39(2):183-196 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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