James Macpherson, of “Ossian” fame – poems derived partly from songs & legends in Gaelic oral tradition – was born #OTD, 27 October, 1736. The “Ossian” poems were a global sensation, & are foundational texts of European romanticism & of modern fantasy literature
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🖼️: Ingres, Le Songe d’Ossian
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