This study examines the relationship between Enlightenment and romance through the work of James Macpherson and in particular his "The Poems of Ossian". 'This book's freshness of approach, wealth of reading, and bibliographical depth will benefit Macpherson studies and stimulate scholarly debate.' 18th Century Scotland '... impressive and subtle reading... achieves what good criticism should always aspire to, sending the reader back to rediscover texts she thought she knew... Intelligently conceived, vigorously and engagingly argued, Enlightenment and Romance should stand alongside the work of Howard Gaskill and Fional Stafford... This is an indispensable addition to the body of modern Ossian scholarship.' Scottish Studies Review