Combining environmental and industrial histories with the reception history of the poems of Ossian, this book examines a uniquely modern quest to locate vestiges of ancient poetry in the rapidly changing landscapes of an industrial world. -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Note on the texts -- Introduction: Ossianic unconformities -- The songs of ancient peoples -- Statistical analyses -- Topographical labours -- The testimony of the rocks -- Extraordinary voyages.
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