Selma (poem by James Macpherson)
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Selma is a poem by 18th-century Scottish writer James Macpherson, associated with his influential but controversial Ossianic works that purported to translate ancient Gaelic epic poetry.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem → |
| associatedWith |
Celtic revival
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Ossian controversy → |
| attributedTo |
Ossian (legendary bard)
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| author |
James Macpherson
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| basedOn |
purported ancient Gaelic oral tradition
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| controversialAspect |
authenticity of its claimed ancient sources
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| countryOfOrigin |
Scotland
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| form |
prose-poem
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| genre |
epic poetry
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romantic poetry → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
19th-century European literature
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European Romanticism → |
| influencedBy |
Gaelic bardic tradition
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| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
Ossianic poetry
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| literaryPeriod |
Enlightenment
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pre-Romanticism → |
| medium |
print
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| originalAudience |
18th-century British readers
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continental European readers → |
| partOf |
Ossian (cycle)
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| publicationCentury |
18th century
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| setting |
mythic ancient Scotland
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| style |
elevated rhetorical prose
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| theme |
heroism
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melancholy → nature and the sublime → nostalgia for a heroic past → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Selma, Alabama
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namedAfter |