Description
Conference paper given: 'It’s not what you know, it’s who you know: Thomas Ford Hill (1753-1795) and eighteenth-century Gaelic networks'When Thomas Ford Hill went on an extended tour of the Gàidhealtachd in 1780 to investigate the sources of Macpherson’s Ossian he encountered a number of individuals who assisted him in his endeavour. Their various efforts furnished Hill with the Gaelic texts of six heroic ballads, one translation, and several summaries in English, as well as a wealth of interesting background information. As, by his own admission, Hill
spoke no Gaelic he had to depend the help of his informants to copy or translate the texts which he published between 1782 and 1783 in the Gentleman’s Magazine and in 1784 as a slim booklet. The paper identifies some of the individuals involved and places them in their wider literary, cultural, and social context.
| Period | 28 Aug 2018 → 30 Aug 2018 |
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| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Edinburgh, United KingdomShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |