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Ossianic unconformities : bardic poetry in the industrial age

Title
Ossianic unconformities : bardic poetry in the industrial age / Eric Gidal.
Author
Gidal, Eric
Publication
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2015.

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Description
xi, 226 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
Summary
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. --
Series Statement
Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism
Uniform Title
Under the sign of nature.
Subject
  • Macpherson, James, 1736-1796 > Authorship
  • Ossian, active 3rd century
  • Literary forgeries and mystifications > History > 18th century
  • Place (Philosophy) in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • 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.
Call Number
JFE 15-5950
ISBN
  • 9780813938172
  • 0813938171
  • 9780813938189 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2015005229
OCLC
904801139
Author
Gidal, Eric, author.
Title
Ossianic unconformities : bardic poetry in the industrial age / Eric Gidal.
Publisher
Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2015.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism
Under the sign of nature.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 15-5950
JFE 15-5929
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