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Crowdsourcing Annotation and the `Social Edition: Ossian Online

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Abstract

James Macphersons Ossian poems were the international sensation of the eighteenth-century. First published in 1760, Macphersons work caused a literary furore. Ostensibly translations from Gaelic manuscripts, the poems were published as fragments of a lost Celtic epic, salvaged from a dying oral culture and translated for the edification of a modern readership. Despite the controversial provenance of the Ossian poems, they transformed European literature; their impact was profound, international and long lasting, initiating the Romantic movement in Ireland, Britain, Europe, and beyond.
Original languageEnglish (Ireland)
Title of host publicationDH2014: Digital Humanities 2014
Place of PublicationLausanne
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2014

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  • Tonra, Justin; Barr, Rebecca

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