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Ossianism
writing in the style of Ossian and particularly writing in the epic or legendary vein which is of a recent period but which claims to belong to antiquity. [After Ossian or Oisin, an apocryphal Gaelic poet of the third century, whose supposed style was imitated in works created by James Macpherson (1736-1796).] — Ossianic, adj. See also: Literary StyleWant to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Byron's early Ossianism, if a touch naive, cannot be read without an awareness of Scott's involvement in the Macpherson controversy. 10) Certainly Ossianism helped to mould Zhukovsky's poetic taste. |
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