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sano transactions of the ossianic society dublin 1853 1858 6 vol . set
p founded in 1853 prior to the dublin celtic society the ossianic society with such members as john o daly william elliot hudson john edward pigot owen connellan john windele and william smith o brien played a leading role in the celtic revival in mid nineteenth century ireland . the primary aim of the society was to collect publish and translate the ossian and finnian poems in english ; and during its nine year existence it released six volumes of its transactions all of which are reprinted here in a facsimile format . despite its short life the society s influence on later key irish literary figures w. b. yeats in particular is evident and the transactions are vital source texts for all students and scholars of irish literature and poetry .
hardcover taylor & francis 2008 isbn13 9784902454420 isbn10 4902454424
book type nf isbn 13 9784902454420 number of pages 2700 publisher edition synapse release date 62135769600000