Macpherson, James 1736-1796

Overview

Works:	751 works in 2,370 publications in 24 languages and 22,182 library holdings
Genres:	English literature
Roles:	Compiler, Translator, Editor, Lyricist, Adapter, Attributed name, Librettist
Classifications:	pr3544, 821.6

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Publications about James Macpherson

Publications by James Macpherson

Publications by James Macpherson, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about James Macpherson

The life and letters of James Macpherson; containing a particular account of his famous quarrel with Dr. Johnson, and a sketch of the origin and influence of the Ossianic poems by T. Bailey Saunders ( Book )
James Macpherson by Paul J DeGategno ( Book )
Ossian in Germany: bibliography, general survey. Ossian's influence upon Klopstock and the bards by Rudolf Tombo ( Book )
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 fiction by Ian Haywood ( Book )
The making of Percy's Reliques by Nick Groom ( Book )

The reception of Ossian in Europe ( Book )
Ossian revisited ( Book )
Samuel Johnson, the Ossian fraud and the Celtic revival in Great Britain and Ireland by Thomas M Curley ( Book )
Fingal's Cave, the poems of Ossian, and Celtic Christianity by Paul Marshall Allen ( Book )
James Macpherson; an episode in literature by John Semple Smart ( Book )
James Fenimore Cooper and Ossian by Georg Fridén ( Book )
Epic tradition and innovation in James Macpherson's Fingal by Josef Bysveen ( Book )
Ossian en France by Paul Van Tieghem ( Book )
Savage and barbarian : historical attitudes in the criticism of Homer and Ossian in Britain, 1760-1800 by Margaret Mary Rubel ( Book )
La scuola romantica : la tradizione ossianica nella poesia dell'Alfieri, del Foscolo e del Leopardi by Sergio Maria Gilardino ( Book )
From Gaelic to Romantic : Ossianic translations ( Book )
Ossián en España by Isidoro Montiel ( Book )
Herder und Ossian by Alexander Gillies ( Book )
Die Ossian-Dichtung in der musikalischen Komposition by Matthias Wessel ( Book )
Ossian and Ossianism ( Book )

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Most widely held works by James Macpherson

The poems of Ossian by James Macpherson ( Book )
750 editions published between 1762 and 2010 in 17 languages and held by 1,300 libraries worldwide
Ossian, the legendary poet, is today believed to be entirely the creation of James McPherson, but hey, he mixed in some great Celtic stories, right? -- Kessinger Publishing webpage

The rights of Great Britain asserted against the claims of America being an answer to the Declaration of the general Congress by James Macpherson ( Book )
112 editions published between 1775 and 1985 in English and held by 342 libraries worldwide
Anonymous. By James Macpherson.

Fragments of ancient poetry by James Macpherson ( Book )
16 editions published between 1760 and 2005 in English and German and held by 303 libraries worldwide

Thoughts on the present state of affairs with America and the means of conciliation by William Pulteney ( Book )
32 editions published between 1778 and 1976 in English and held by 290 libraries worldwide

A short history of the opposition during the last session of Parliament by James Macpherson ( Book )
61 editions published between 1779 and 2005 in English and held by 250 libraries worldwide
Anonymous. By James Macpherson.

Fingal : an ancient epic poem, in six books: : Together with several other poems by James Macpherson ( Book )
79 editions published between 1762 and 2005 in 8 languages and held by 221 libraries worldwide

Selected poetry by Mark Akenside ( Book )
3 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 138 libraries worldwide

Original papers, containing the secret history of Great Britain from the Restoration, to the accession of the House of Hannover : to which are prefixed extracts from the life of James II as written by himself by James Macpherson ( Book )
7 editions published between 1775 and 1776 in English and held by 134 libraries worldwide

The history of Great Britain, from the restoration, to the accession of the house of Hannover by James Macpherson ( Book )
18 editions published between 1775 and 2005 in English and held by 130 libraries worldwide

Temora an ancient epic poem, in eight books, together with several other poems composed by Ossian, the son of Fingal by James Macpherson ( Book )
9 editions published in 1763 in English and held by 128 libraries worldwide

The Poems of Ossian ( Book )
25 editions published between 1790 and 2005 in English and held by 117 libraries worldwide

The right of Great Britain asserted against the claims of America being an answer to the Declaration of the general Congress by James Macpherson ( Book )
3 editions published in 1776 in English and held by 108 libraries worldwide

A New and complete edition of Ossian's poems with an additional poem ( Book )
4 editions published in 1815 in English and held by 103 libraries worldwide

Fingal, an ancient epic poem in six books, together with several other poems by James Macpherson ( Book )
5 editions published in 1762 in English and held by 93 libraries worldwide

James Macpherson's Fragments of ancient poetry (1760) in diplomatischem Neudruck mit den Lesarten der Umarbeitungen by James Macpherson ( Book )
2 editions published in 1915 in English and held by 91 libraries worldwide

The history and management of the East-India Company from its origin in 1600 to the present time by James Macpherson ( Book )
4 editions published in 1779 in English and held by 89 libraries worldwide

An introduction to the history of Great Britain and Ireland by James Macpherson ( Book )
20 editions published between 1771 and 2005 in English and held by 83 libraries worldwide

Fragments of ancient poetry, collected in the Highlands of Scotland, and translated from the Galic or Erse language by James Macpherson ( Book )
19 editions published between 1760 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 63 libraries worldwide
In fact by James Macpherson.

The airs, duets, choruses, and argument, of the new ballet pantomime, (taken from Ossian) called Oscar and Malvina or, The hall of Fingal. As performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden ( Book )
25 editions published between 1791 and 1795 in English and held by 50 libraries worldwide

The rights of Great Britain asserted against the claims of America by James Macpherson ( Book )
28 editions published between 1775 and 2005 in English and French and held by 26 libraries worldwide

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Audience level: 0.82 (from 0.74 for Fingal, an ... to 0.95 for The rights ...)

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Associated Subjects

American Revolution (1775-1783)‍ Art appreciation‍ Authorship‍ Ballads, English‍ Ballads, Scots‍ Bards and bardism‍ Biography‍ Celts‍ Classicism‍ Colonies‍ Colonies--Administration‍ Criticism‍ Criticism, interpretation, etc.‍ Early works‍ England‍ English poetry‍ English poetry--Celtic influences‍ Europe‍ Finn MacCumhaill,--3rd cent‍ France Germany Great Britain History‍ Homer‍ Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)‍ Intellectual life‍ Ireland Klopstock, Friedrich Gottlieb,--1724-1803‍ Literary forgeries and mystifications‍ Literary historians‍ Literature‍ Literature publishing‍ Macpherson, James,--1736-1796‍ Medievalism‍ Middle Ages‍ Mythology, Celtic‍ Ossian‍ Ossian,--3rd cent‍ Ossian (Macpherson, James)‍ Percy, Thomas,--1729-1811‍ Poetry‍ Poets, Scottish‍ Political science‍ Reliques of ancient English poetry (Percy, Thomas)‍ Romanticism‍ Scotland Scottish Gaelic poetry‍ Translations‍ Translations‍ United States

Alternative Names

controlled identity Ossian auteur supposé

Mac Pherson, James

Macpherson, ... 1736-1796

Macpherson, Jacopo 1736-1796

MacPherson, James 1736-1796

Macpherson, Ossian- 1736-1796

Makferson, Džems 1736-1796 Russ. Vorlageform, RAK-WB

Makferson, Dzhems, 1736-1796

Makferson, Dzhems 1736-1796 Russ. Vorlageform, AACR

Mc Pherson, James

McPherson, James

Musaeus 1736-1796

Musée 1736-1796

Osjan.

Ossian.

Ossian, 1736-1796

Ossian-Macpherson 1736-1796

Ossyan.

Pseud. Oisein 1736-1796

Pseud. Ossian 1736-1796

Scaevola 1736-1796

Languages

English (1,784)
German (269)
French (144)
Italian (90)
Undetermined (58)
Russian (24)
Scottish Gaelic (23)
Spanish (21)
Latin (16)
Dutch (15)
Danish (10)
Portuguese (6)
Swedish (6)
Polish (5)
Greek, Modern (5)
No Linguistic content (3)
Irish (3)
Finnish (2)
Czech (2)
Hungarian (2)
Japanese (1)
Romanian (1)
Latvian (1)
Slavic (1)

Covers

Fingal's Cave, the poems of Ossian, and Celtic Christianity