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...
You can share mine! You ARE Earnest's aunt so technically he's part yours. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you! Does that mean I get to cat-sit?!
ReplyDeleteYes, please! We took him to mom and dads this weekend and had to split cat-time in the house. Mikey was NOT happy so she stayed outside half the time and Earnest stayed in the bedroom half the time... stupid cats. But we would LOVE for you to cat sit when you are ever back in our country... :-)
ReplyDeleteYou took him to Mom and Dad's? Now I'm really jealous I wasn't there!
ReplyDeleteSorry... it was quite traumatic for Mikey.
ReplyDeleteI'll bring him to wherever you are next time you are in the same country!!
you're not allowed to own cats!
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