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Macpherson, James — (1736 1796) Scottish poet who was born into a poor family from Ruthven, Inverness shire. He collected Gaelic manuscripts and transcribed orally transmitted Gaelic poems, published as Fragments of Ancient Poetry ... Translated from the Gallic… … British and Irish poets
Macpherson, James — ▪ Scottish poet born October 27, 1736, Ruthven, Inverness, Scotland died February 17, 1796, Belville, Inverness Scottish poet whose initiation of the Ossianic controversy has obscured his genuine contributions to Gaelic studies.… … Universalium
Macpherson,James — Mac·pher·son (mək fûrʹsən), James. 1736 1796. Scottish poet who claimed to have translated the works of Ossian, a third century Gaelic poet and warrior. Although based on unauthenticated original texts, the translations influenced many writers. * … Universalium
MACPHERSON, JAMES — a Gaelic scholar, born in Ruthven, Inverness shire; identified with the publication of the poems of Ossian, the originals of which he professed to have discovered in the course of a tour through the Highlands, and about the authenticity of… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
MacPherson, James — (1736? 1796) Alleged translator of the Ossianic poems, s. of a small farmer at Ruthven, Inverness shire, studied for the Church at Aberdeen and Edin., became teacher of the school in his native parish, and afterwards tutor in a gentleman s… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Macpherson — Macpherson, James … Enciclopedia Universal
James Macpherson — James Macpherson, né le 27 octobre 1736 à Ruthven, mort le 17 février 1796 à Belleville House, est un poète écossais, connu comme le « traducteur » du cycle de poèmes d’Ossian … Wikipédia en Français
James Macpherson — (* 27. Oktober 1736 in Ruthven, Highland; † 17. Februar 1796) war ein schottischer Schriftsteller und Politiker. Leben Macpherson studierte ab 1753 am … Deutsch Wikipedia
MACPHERSON (J.) — MACPHERSON JAMES (1736 1796) Né dans les Highlands d’Écosse, à Ruthven, James Macpherson fit d’abord ses études à King’s College à Aberdeen, puis partit en 1755 dans l’intention de se préparer aux études pastorales: il y renonça peu après et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Macpherson — (James) (1736 1796) écrivain écossais. Il publia des poèmes épiques, Fingal (1762) et Temora (1763), qu il donnait comme des traductions des poèmes gaéliques d Ossian, barde écossais du IIIe s … Encyclopédie Universelle
