Celtic Manuscript In Relation To The Macpherson Fraud With A Review Of Professor Freeman's Criticism Of The Viking Age (1890)

The book ""Celtic Manuscript In Relation To The Macpherson Fraud: With A Review Of Professor Freeman�������s Criticism Of The Viking Age"" by James Cruikshank Roger, published in 1890, is a scholarly work that explores the authenticity of the Ossianic poems attributed to the Scottish poet James Macpherson. The author argues that the poems are a fraud and that Macpherson fabricated them based on his own imagination and a few genuine Celtic manuscripts.The book provides a detailed analysis of the Celtic manuscripts that Macpherson claimed to have used as sources for his poems, and shows that they were either non-existent or heavily edited by Macpherson himself. The author also examines the linguistic and stylistic features of the poems and compares them to genuine Celtic literature, concluding that they are not authentic.In addition, the book includes a review of the criticism of the Viking Age by the historian Edward Freeman, in which the author argues that Freeman's views on the Viking Age are flawed and based on a biased interpretation of the sources.Overall, ""Celtic Manuscript In Relation To The Macpherson Fraud"" is a valuable contribution to the study of Celtic literature and the history of literary frauds. It provides a meticulous analysis of the evidence and presents a convincing case against the authenticity of the Ossianic poems.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.