Macpherson, James 1736-1796

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Works:	834 works in 2,987 publications in 8 languages and 28,000 library holdings
Genres:	History Poetry Biography Sources Criticism, interpretation, etc Pamphlets
Roles:	Translator, Compiler, Editor, Lyricist, Originator, Attributed name, Bibliographic antecedent, Composer, 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 reception of Ossian in Europe ( )
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 )
The poems of Ossian by James Macpherson ( 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 )
Samuel Johnson, the Ossian fraud and the Celtic revival in Great Britain and Ireland by Thomas M Curley ( Book )
James Macpherson; an episode in literature by John Semple Smart ( Book )
Ossian revisited ( Book )
Fingal's Cave, the poems of Ossian, and Celtic Christianity by Paul Marshall Allen ( Book )
James Fenimore Cooper and Ossian by Georg Fridén ( Book )
Ossian en France by Paul Van Tieghem ( Book )
Epic tradition and innovation in James Macpherson's Fingal by Josef Bysveen ( Book )
An enquiry into the authenticity of the poems ascribed to Ossian By W. Shaw by William Shaw ( )
La scuola romantica : la tradizione ossianica nella poesia dell'Alfieri, del Foscolo e del Leopardi by Sergio Maria Gilardino ( Book )
Three beautiful and important passages omitted by the translator of Fingal Translated and restored by Donald Macdonald by Donald Macdonald ( )
A letter from Dr. Stukeley to Mr. Macpherson on his publication of Fingal and Temora. With a print of Cathmor's shield by William Stukeley ( )
From Gaelic to Romantic : Ossianic translations ( Book )
Savage and barbarian : historical attitudes in the criticism of Homer and Ossian in Britain, 1760-1800 by Margaret Mary Rubel ( Book )

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Most widely held works by James Macpherson

The poems of Ossian by James Macpherson ( Book )
526 editions published between 1762 and 2006 in 9 languages and held by 4,313 WorldCat member 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 ( )
160 editions published between 1775 and 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,278 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A short history of the opposition during the last session of Parliament by James Macpherson ( )
97 editions published between 1779 and 2010 in English and held by 1,265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fingal : an ancient epic poem, in six books: : Together with several other poems, by James Macpherson ( )
82 editions published between 1762 and 1786 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,107 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thoughts on the present state of affairs with America and the means of conciliation by William Pulteney ( )
35 editions published between 1778 and 1976 in English and held by 786 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fragments of ancient poetry by James Macpherson ( Book )
46 editions published between 1760 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 740 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An introduction to the history of Great Britain and Ireland By James Macpherson by James Macpherson ( )
58 editions published between 1771 and 2005 in English and held by 666 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The history of Great Britain from the Restoration, to the accession of the house of Hannover. By James Macpherson, in two volumes. by James Macpherson ( )
53 editions published between 1775 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 519 WorldCat member 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 ( )
29 editions published between 1775 and 1776 in English and held by 456 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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 ( )
26 editions published between 1791 and 2005 in English and held by 420 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Works of Ossian by James Macpherson ( )
31 editions published between 1777 and 2005 in English and German and held by 341 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The poems of Ossian and related works by James Macpherson ( Book )
18 editions published between 1995 and 2004 in English and held by 330 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The poems of Ossian. In two volumes. A new edition. Translated by James Macpherson, Esq. by James Macpherson ( )
57 editions published between 1773 and 2005 in English and German and held by 317 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Temora an ancient epic poem, in eight books: together with several other poems, composed by Ossian, the son of Fingal. Translated from the Galic language, by James Macpherson by James Macpherson ( Book )
27 editions published between 1763 and 2005 in English and held by 265 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The poems of Ossian : to which are prefixed a preliminary discourse and dissertation on the æra and poems of Ossian by James Macpherson ( Book )
21 editions published between 1806 and 1962 in English and held by 260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Tales of Ossian for use and entertainment ein Lesebuch für Anfänger im Englischen. Mit beigefügten historischen und lokalen Erläuterungen, nebst angehängten Phrasealogien and einigen grammatischen Anmerkungen by James Macpherson ( )
20 editions published between 1784 and 2005 in English and German and held by 222 WorldCat member 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 ( )
4 editions published in 1776 in English and held by 205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The history and management of the East-India Company, from its origin in 1600 to the present times Volume the first. ... The whole compiled from authentic records by James Macpherson ( )
17 editions published between 1779 and 1782 in English and held by 205 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The battle of Lora. a poem. With some fragments written in the Erse, or Irish language, by Ossian, the son of Fingal. Translated into English verse by Mr. Derrick by James Macpherson ( )
10 editions published between 1762 and 2005 in English and held by 151 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

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