The poems of Ossian
By: translated by James Macpherson ; to which are prefixed, a life of the translator, a preliminary discourse or review of the controversy relative to the authenticity of the poems, and dissertations on the era and poems of Ossian.
Contributors: Blair, Hugh, 1718-1800.; Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892, former owner.; Charles E. Feinberg Collection of Walt Whitman (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.
Published: 1839
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 413
Subjects: Macpherson, James, 1736-1796 -- Authorship.; Ossian, 3rd cent. -- Poetry.; Literary forgeries and mystifications -- Early works to 1800.; Mythology, Celtic -- Ireland -- Poetry.; Bards and bardism -- Poetry.; Celts -- Poetry.
Genres: Poetry.; Early works to 1800.
Notes: LC copy has bookplate of Walt Whitman, with his autograph on prelim. leaf and t.p.
The poems are by Macpherson, who borrowed freely from legends. Cf. Wilpert, G. Lexikon der Weltlit., p. 848.