Is Ossian less of a masterpiece because of its forged origins?

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2016-06-13 17:52:43 Post No. 8158403
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Anonymous 2016-06-13 17:52:43 Post No. 8158403 [Report]

Is Ossian less of a masterpiece because of its forged origins?

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Anonymous 2016-06-13 18:12:42 Post No.8158435
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Anonymous 2016-06-13 18:12:42 Post No.8158435 [Report]

>>8158403
No.

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Anonymous 2016-06-13 18:24:20 Post No.8158455
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Anonymous 2016-06-13 18:24:20 Post No.8158455 [Report]

>>8158435
How come you never see anyone talk about it, then?

People used to place it with Homer, and Shakespeare.

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Anonymous 2016-06-13 19:28:09 Post No.8158586
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Anonymous 2016-06-13 19:28:09 Post No.8158586 [Report]

>>8158455
People used to give heroin to children too.

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Anonymous 2016-06-13 19:31:21 Post No.8158594
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Anonymous 2016-06-13 19:31:21 Post No.8158594 [Report]

>>8158586
Right. So why is it not considered a masterpiece, then? What changed, if not people realising it was only sort-of Celtic?

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Anonymous 2016-06-13 21:41:26 Post No.8158977
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Anonymous 2016-06-13 21:41:26 Post No.8158977 [Report]

>>8158594
>People used to give heroin to children
>Right. So why is it not considered a masterpiece

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Anonymous 2016-06-13 21:42:47 Post No.8158981
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Anonymous 2016-06-13 21:42:47 Post No.8158981 [Report]

>>8158403

Are you less of a disgrace because the pathetic wretch who raised you wasn't your actual father?

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Anonymous 2016-06-13 21:53:32 Post No.8159007
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Anonymous 2016-06-13 21:53:32 Post No.8159007 [Report]

>>8158977
I get the point, but why is it bad? And why is it that people loved it so much if it is so bad -- the other things they loved we love, too. Literature isn't like science -- a culture can't *just* be mistaken about something being good.
>>8158981
No.