Ossian Collection

Poems of Ossian, in the original Gaelic, with a literal translation into Latin

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Date published: 1807

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Early Gaelic Book Collections > Ossian Collection > Poems of Ossian, in the original Gaelic, with a literal translation into Latin

Poems of Ossian, in the original Gaelic, with a literal translation into Latin
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Permanent URL	https://digital.nls.uk/82814354
Description	By Robert MacFarlan ; together with a dissertation on the authenticity of the poems, by Sir John Sinclair ; and a translation from the Italian of the Abbé Cesarotti's dissertation on the controversy respecting the authenticity of Ossian, with notes and a supplemental essay, by John McArthur. (Parallel Gaelic text and Latin translation on facing pages.)
Shelfmark	Oss.81-83
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record

Dates / events:	1807 [Date published]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater London > London (inhabited place) [Place published]
Subject / content:	Celtic (culture) Epics Forgeries (derivative objects) Translations Latin language Scottish Gaelic language
Person / organisation:	MacPherson, James, 1736-1796 [Author] Ossian, active 3rd century [Attributed name] Macfarlan, Robert, professor of Gaelic [Translator] Sinclair, John, Sir, 1754-1835 [Contributor] Cesarotti, Melchiorre, 1730-1808 [Contributor] Bulmer, William, 1757-1830 [Printer]
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Ossian Collection
Description	Selected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy.

Early Gaelic Book Collections
Description	Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history.