Poetry Codex

Restoration & Augustan

James Macpherson

1736–1796

James Macpherson was a Scottish writer born at Ruthven in Inverness-shire, who published the prose-poems attributed to Ossian between 1760 and 1763. They had a European influence and a long controversy over their authenticity.

Gilfillan prints several Ossianic passages in prose, which are not taken here, and one poem in rhyme, The Cave, which is.

Major Works (2)

  1. Fingal: An Ancient Epic Poem — Epic poem, 1762
  2. Temora: An Ancient Epic Poem — Epic poem, 1763

Poems (23)

  1. The Cave
  2. Cath-loda: Duan I
  3. Cath-loda: Duan II
  4. Cath-loda: Duan III
  5. Comala
  6. Carric-thura
  7. Carthon
  8. Oina-morul
  9. Colna-dona
  10. Oithona
  11. Croma
  12. Calthon and Colmal
  13. The War of Caros
  14. Cathlin of Clutha
  15. Sul-malla of Lumon
  16. The War of Inis-thona
  17. The Songs of Selma
  18. Lathmon
  19. Dar-Thula
  20. The Death of Cuthullin
  21. The Battle of Lora
  22. Conlath and Cuthona
  23. Berrathon

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