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 FictionThe literary forgeries of James Macpherson and Thomas Chatterton are studied within the context of the eighteenth-century debate about the validity of using literature as a historical source and history as a literary topic. |
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Page 69
... past making his present and past . The rendering of the spontaneous past by the forgers was a major triumph . H.F. noted that in his periods of rest during the epidemic he would be found " employed in reading books and in writing down ...
... past making his present and past . The rendering of the spontaneous past by the forgers was a major triumph . H.F. noted that in his periods of rest during the epidemic he would be found " employed in reading books and in writing down ...
Page 81
... past . Macpherson broke through the conventions of past - tense narrative . His primary concern was to create the spontaneous experiencing of the past . Within this spontaneity , regression took place . History was a deeply felt emotion ...
... past . Macpherson broke through the conventions of past - tense narrative . His primary concern was to create the spontaneous experiencing of the past . Within this spontaneity , regression took place . History was a deeply felt emotion ...
Page 137
... past tense and ended : " Then alle dyd goe to Canynges Howse an Enterlude to playe / And drynk hys Wyne and Ale so Goode and praie for him for aie ” ( ll . 19–20 ) . The lines referred to that which is occured spontaneously in the text ...
... past tense and ended : " Then alle dyd goe to Canynges Howse an Enterlude to playe / And drynk hys Wyne and Ale so Goode and praie for him for aie ” ( ll . 19–20 ) . The lines referred to that which is occured spontaneously in the text ...
Contents
Acknowledgments 16 | 9 |
The Literary Impetus | 46 |
The Voice of the Past | 73 |
Copyright | |
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