John Payne Collier | Scholarship and Forgery in the Nineteenth Century
Freeman, Arthur, and Janet Ing Freeman
ISBN 10: 0300096615 ISBN 13: 9780300096613
Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, 2004
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The Elizabethan Club Series 9. Two volumes. 6-3/8" x 9-1/2", , xxvii + 1483pp. Sewn binding in red coth-covered boards with title block stamped in gilt on front cover and spine of each volume. Page numbering is continuous across volumes. Lacking slipcase. Minor soiling, shelf wear to both volumes. Binding is slightly cocked. Pages are clean and bright and unmarked. These two volumes make a large package; extra shipping charges may apply. Seller Inventory # 003529
Synopsis:
John Payne Collier (1789–1883), one of the most controversial figures in the history of literary scholarship, pursued a double career. A prolific and highly influential writer on the drama, poetry, and popular prose of Shakespeare’s age, Collier was at the same time the promulgator of a great body of forgeries and false evidence, seriously affecting the text and biography of Shakespeare and many others. This monumental two-volume work for the first time addresses the whole of Collier’s activity, systematically sorting out his genuine achievements from his impostures.
Arthur and Janet Freeman reassess the scholar-forger’s long life, milieu, and relations with a large circle of associates and rivals while presenting a chronological bibliography of his extensive publications, all fully annotated with regard to their creditability. The authors also survey the broader history of literary forgery in Great Britain and consider why so talented a man not only yielded to its temptations but also persisted in it throughout his life.
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Arthur Freeman and Janet Ing Freeman are widely published independent scholars living in London.
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Title: John Payne Collier | Scholarship and Forgery...
Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven, CT
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket