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...
um, i'm not sure what you were trying to link... but that website for the crazies doesn't have any sound. it's this:
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random!!!!!!!!!! :-P
(what're you doing this weekend?)
aaaauuughhhhhhhhh! why dont you comment on my comment?? it's driving me crazy!!!
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ReplyDeleteit's not supposed to have sound. i was speaking in general of the people who believe the world will end in 2012. there are books and (obviously) websites devoted to the idea. and while i arrogantly dismiss anything so fanatic, so uninformed, i am beginning to wonder if it will be academics, in the end, who are proved fools. that's what i meant by people sounding credible. it's not like a band or something. :)
Ooooooooh!! I thought they were a band or something! ROFL!!!!!
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