because you were all wondering what I'm writing my dissertation on, here's a brief synopsis of my 'research context': When James Macpherson published his Fragments of Ancient Poetry in 1760, he went to great lengths to make the Fragments appear to be authentic remains of an ancient, heroic oral tradition. His reasons for this were largely political, and as such, influenced the content of the epics themselves. As an attempt to establish a particularly Scottish identity, the poems were quite effective. However, to do so required both a simplification and a manipulation of traditional mythology. Stripped of anagogical significance, the Ossian epics more or less represented an Enlightenment version of history, tradition, and mythic heritage. The stories themselves were changed by their very purpose and in turn changed the manner of representing myth in future narratives. Moreover, the emphasis on the Ossian epics as authentic tales from the past, as ‘fragments,’ served
are they roasted?
ReplyDeleteI lurv roasted marshmallows
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no. they are spewn from shooters. next time you come over, you can make your own. my mom bought pvc pipe and generic marshmallows and we all made little guns. ok, so mine was little. nathaniel's was enormous and complicated...
ReplyDeleteI'm always amazed at how unnatural marshmallows are. You know? It's like the engineers at NASA decided to get involved in food processing.
ReplyDeletemini-mallow war!!!!!
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(re David) I feel that way about jello. I like eating it, but I never really feel like I'm consuming a food product. It's the food-version of playing dress-up. Let's eat a pretend food. Like something out of Hook.
ReplyDelete(re Emily) Don't worry, I have back-up in the vanity. Of course, all my bobby pins smell like mallows...
i WANT one
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aw man! you were just HERE!! and we didn't have a WAR!!!
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