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John Payne Collier

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Description for John Payne Collier Hardcover. John Payne Collier, one of the most controversial figures in the history of literary scholarship, pursued a double career. A prolific and highly influential writer, he was also the creator of a great body of forgeries and false evidence, seriously affecting the work of Shakespeare and many others. Series: The Elizabethan Club Series. Num Pages: 1536 pages, 31 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 175 x 102. Weight in Grams: 2646.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
1536
Condition
New
Series
The Elizabethan Club Series
Number of Pages
1532
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300096613
SKU
V9780300096613
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Ref
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About Arthur Freeman
Arthur Freeman and Janet Ing Freeman are widely published independent scholars living in London.

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