Author: FREEMAN, ARTHUR (1938- )
Title: John Payne Collier : scholarship and forgery in the nineteenth century / Arthur Freeman and Janet Ing Freeman [complete in 2 volumes]
Description: New Haven. [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press. c2004 2004. First Edition. Fine copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. In a matching slipcase. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 1483 pages; Physical description: 2v (xxvii.1483p. ) : facsims.ports. ; 25cm. Summary: 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. Subjects: Shakespeare. William. 1564-1616 - Criticism and interpretation - History - 19th century. Collier. J. Payne (John Payne). 1789-1883. English literature - Biography.Weight in Kg appr.:

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