James Macpherson & Ossian

This catalog accompanied the exhibit of writings by and about the Scottish poet James Macpherson. In addition to its outstanding holdings of Robert Burns and Burnsiana, the Library\u27s G. Ross Roy Collection also encompasses extensive holdings of many other Scottish poets, from the early 18th century to the present. This exhibit provides a good opportunity to showcase the Roy Collection\u27s extraordinary depth of material on a once widely-influential writer who deserves renewed critical attention. What is shown here is only a sampling of the Macpherson material available in Thomas Cooper Library. The exhibit also gives opportunity to include other recent acquisitions: a first edition of James Boswell\u27s Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, Hill Burton\u27s Life and Correspondence of David Hume, and Macpherson\u27s late pamphlet on American independence