Orality, Ossian and translation

Gerald Bär

doi:10.3726/b17587

Orality, Ossian and translation

Gerald Bär^* (Editor)

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The aim of this book is to revisit Ossian, whilst broadening the scope of oral literature and translation to embrace cultural contexts outside of Europe. Epics, ballads, prose tales, ritual and lyric songs, as genres, existed orally before writing was invented. Serious debate about them, at least in modern Western culture, may be said to have begun with James Macpherson and Thomas Percy. Considering the ongoing debate on orality and authenticity in the case of Ossian, this book includes ground-breaking, previously published essays which provide essential information relating to orality, Ossian and translation, but have been frequently overlooked. Its contributions focus on the aspects of authenticity, transmediation, popular poetry and music, examining Scottish, German, Portuguese, Brazilian, African, American Indian, Indian and Chinese literatures.

Original language	English
Publisher	Peter Lang AG
Number of pages	202
ISBN (Electronic)	9783631825822
ISBN (Print)	9783631825839
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3726/b17587
Publication status	Published - 24 Aug 2020
Externally published	Yes

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