The Poems of Ossianby James MacphersonOssian purports to be a translation of an epic cycle of Scottish poems from the early dark ages. Ossian, a blind bard, sings of the life and battles of Fingal, a Scotch warrior. Ossian caused a sensation when it was published on the cusp of the era of revolutions, and had a massive cultural impact during the 18th and 19th centuries. Napolean carried a copy into battle; Goethe translated parts of it; the city of Selma, Alabama was named a...

First published in 1983, The Feral Classroom argues that the experience of schooling needs to be understood in terms of peer interaction in the classroom. Students’ interaction mediates the significance of the curriculum and teacher, and is, in its own right, a major agent of socialisation.The study reported in the book was conducted in an Australian state high school. It employs ethnographic techniques focused on students’ accounts of relations and activities with classmates. Conc...

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Tradotto in italiano daMelchiorre cesarottiPoesie di OssianDal libro: Di Cola ucciso, e me fuor di me stessaA Selama condusse. A me rivolseVoci d'amor; ma di tristezza ingombroEra 'l mio spirto; de' miei padri i scudiIo riconobbi, e di Trutillo il brando:Vidi l'arme dei morti, e sulle guanceStavami 'l pianto. Allor giungesti, o Nato,Giungesti e fuggì via Cairba oscuro,Com'ombra fugge al mattutino raggio...

In questo volume erano stati raccolti antichi canti gaelici da lui tradotti, attribuendoli ad un leggendario cantore bardo chiamato Ossian, subito ridefinito come "L'Omero del Nord", cupo e tenebroso.Si tratta perciò di un abile falso letterario che rielabora antichi canti popolari, inserendoli in una struttura inedita ed inusuale.Il successo dell'opera indusse l'autore a pubblicare altri volumi, fino alla versione definitiva del 1773, composta da ventidue poemi.L'oper...

La lettura de I Poemi di Ossian implica delle rinunce: per entrare nel mondo di Ossian è necessario scrollarsi di dosso ogni accademismo, liberarsi dagli orpelli della cultura convenzionale perché solo così, semplificati nella mente e nello spirito, si potranno comprendere i messaggi che l’opera comunica; messaggi di un’etica basilare che inducono a riflettere sullo scopo dell’esistenza terrena e sui valori umani più essenziali.Questa nuova traduzione de I Poemi di Ossi...

This study examines the relationship between Enlightenment and romance through the work of James Macpherson and in particular his The Poems of Ossian. By re-reading Macpherson's work in ways not restricted by the sterile and by now largely settled debates over authenticity, Moore establishes Ossian's credentials to be considered as romance, in its manner of construction, its represented sensibility, and in its engagement with the potentialities and limitations of eighteenth-century discour...

This volume, purporting to be a sequel to QUEBEC PAST AND PRESENT, published in 1876, is intended to complete the history of the city. New and interesting details will be found in these pages, about the locality, where Samuel de Champlain located his settlement in 1608, together with a rapid glance at incidents, sights, objects, edifices, city gates and other improvements, both ancient and modern, which an antiquarian's ramble round the streets, squares, promenades, monuments, public and priv...

The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin: one of the must-read books of the year.'Rebus in jail and better than ever ... Surprising, gripping and witty. Rankin has taken the police procedural and transformed into an epic character study of a man and his city ... Nobody does it better.'THE TIMES* * * * *JOHN REBUS SPENT HIS LIFE AS A...

THE BRAND NEW REBUS THRILLER FROM THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER. ONE OF THE MUST-READ NOVELS OF THE YEAR.'I loved it - Rebus is one of fiction's greatest creations' MARIAN KEYESJohn Rebus stands accused: the once legendary detective is on trial, facing the rest of his life behind bars.How does a hero turn villain?Or have times changed, and the rules with them?Detective Inspector Siobhan C...

The major new memoir from Sir Alex Ferguson, filled with never-before-seen photographs and memorabilia from his private archives.Twenty-one games. One extraordinary life.Sir Alex Ferguson is widely regarded as the greatest football manager of all time. In this intimate and heartfelt memoir, he tells the unique stories of twenty-one defining matches in his career, revealing fresh insights into his incredible journey from working-class Glasgo...

From the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin, comes one of the must-read books of the year: A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'Genius ... Only great novels capture the spirit of the age. This is one of them.'THE TIMES* * * * *'He's gone...'When his daughter Samantha calls in the dead of night, John Rebus knows it's not good news. Her husband has been missing for two day...