{"product_id":"macpherson-the-historian-history-writing-empire-and-enlightenment-in-the-works-of-james-macpherson-hardcover","title":"MacPherson the Historian: History Writing, Empire and Enlightenment in the Works of James MacPherson - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMairi MacPherson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJim MacPherson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the first book-length study of James Macpherson (1736-1796) that considers him as an historian. From his early poetry, to the Ossianic Collections, his prose histories, and his later political writing, Macpherson's subject was the past and he engaged with the latest Enlightenment theories about how to write history. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eMacpherson the Historian examines James' published works, from the neoclassical verse of \u003ci\u003eThe Highlander (\u003c\/i\u003e1758) to his pamphlets defending the British imperial state during the late 1770s. In all of these texts, Macpherson wrote as an Enlightenment historian, where ideas about narrative, philosophy, and erudition were interwoven with eighteenth-century debates about the Highlands, commercial modernity, and the British Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Mairi MacPherson is an academic and museum expert based in the Scottish Highlands, where she has published extensively on the works of James Macpherson and, together with Jim, redesigned the Clan Macpherson Museum in Newtonmore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim MacPherson is Programme Leader for MLitt British Studies, Postgraduate Research Co-Ordinator and Lecturer in History at The Centre for History, University of the Highlands and Islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53036978766131,"sku":"9781474411165","price":147.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SzNyTWhwdG5qQ0VsMUgrZDhCSDhtQT09.webp?v=1770699099","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/macpherson-the-historian-history-writing-empire-and-enlightenment-in-the-works-of-james-macpherson-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}