{"product_id":"forgers-and-critics-new-edition-9780691191836","title":"Forgers and Critics New Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Grafton makes clear that the master forger must also be . . . a scholar . . . as knowledgeable as those whom he is trying to fool. . . . This elegant monograph ranges from Porphyry through Isaac Casaubon . . . on to Scaliger, Chatterton and others, though its focus remains the transmission of classical texts. Or, rather, pseudo-classical texts.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Forgery is the pornography of erudition; and—combining scandal, deception, and betrayal with tales of virtuoso detective work—it has long exercised romantic attraction for historians, providing illicit pleasures (when it has not provoked scholarly outrage). To this fascinating and controversial aspect of the history of scholarship Grafton’s book is a learned, insightful, and most entertaining introduction.”\u003cb\u003e—Donald R. Kelley, \u003ci\u003eRenaissance Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A good read. . . . Grafton’s principal theme is the symbiotic relationship between forgers and critics, and the spur provided by the efforts of each to the development of new skills and techniques by the other. . . . Grafton’s notes, as always, are superb . . . providing lesser mortals with plenty of new and essential material for study.”\u003cb\u003e—Julia Haig Gaisser, \u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403874705751,"sku":"9780691191836","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691191836.jpg?v=1730484767","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/forgers-and-critics-new-edition-9780691191836","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}