Fakes And Forgers Of Classical Literature

Author : Javier Martínez
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004266421

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Fakes and Forgers of Classical Literature by Javier Martínez Pdf

Right from the beginning, classical literature has been embroiled with questions of authenticity, fakes, frauds, and, of course, scandal. Issues of dubious authorship, and contested authority confront philologists, critics and publishers today as surely as they did in the classical era itself. The new era of postmodernism, however, encourages us to look at the work of the forger with fresh eyes, and recent scholarship reflects this in an interdisciplinary approach which goes well beyond the conventional academic endeavor to separate the authentic from the fake. Fakes and Forgers of Classical Literature comprises essays from an international cast of scholars who, in their diverse and creative approaches to questions of authenticity both old and new, radically revise the position of the forged text in the literary tradition and, in light of modern approaches of philology and literary criticism, offer exciting new strategies for understanding forgery and the play with authenticity within ancient literature itself.

Author : Francisco Javier Martínez García
Publisher : Ediciones Clásicas
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Authorship
ISBN : 9788478827251

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Fakes and forgers of classical literature by Francisco Javier Martínez García Pdf

Author : Edmund P. Cueva,Javier Martínez
Publisher : Barkhuis
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789491431982

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Splendide Mendax by Edmund P. Cueva,Javier Martínez Pdf

Many new and fruitful avenues of investigation open up when scholars consider forgery as a creative act rather than a crime. We invited authors to contribute work without imposing any restrictions beyond a willingness to consider new approaches to the subject of ancient fakes and forgeries.

Author : Antonio Guzmán,Javier Martínez
Publisher : Barkhuis
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789492444844

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Animo Decipiendi? by Antonio Guzmán,Javier Martínez Pdf

Many new and fruitful avenues of investigation open up when scholars consider forgery as a creative act rather than a crime. We invited authors to contribute work without imposing any restrictions beyond a willingness to consider new approaches to the subject of ancient fakes, forgeries and questions of authenticity. The result is this volume, in which our aim is to display some of the many possibilities available to scholarship. Following Splendide Mendax, this is the latest installment of an ongoing inquiry, conducted by scholars in numerous countries, into how the ancient world-its literature and culture, its history and art-appears when viewed through the lens of fakes and forgeries, sincerities and authenticities, genuine signatures and pseudepigrapha.

Author : Klaus Lennartz,Javier Martínez
Publisher : Barkhuis
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789493194502

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Tenue est mendacium by Klaus Lennartz,Javier Martínez Pdf

Many new and fruitful avenues of investigation open up when scholars consider forgery as a creative act rather than a crime. We invited authors to contribute work without imposing any restrictions beyond a willingness to consider new approaches to the subject of ancient fakes, forgeries, and questions of authenticity. The result is this volume, in which our aim is to display some of the many possibilities available to scholarship. The exposure of fraud and the pursuit of truth may still be valid scholarly goals, but they implicitly demand that we confront the status of any text as a focal point for matters of belief and conviction. Recent approaches to forgery have begun to ask new questions, some intended purely for the sake of debate: Ought we to consider any author to have some inherent authenticity that precludes the possibility of a forger's successful parody? If every fake text has a real context, what can be learned about the cultural circumstances which give rise to forgeries? If every real text can potentially engender a parallel history of fakes, what can this alternative narrative teach us? What epistemological prejudices can lead us to swear a fake is genuine, or dismiss the real thing as inauthentic? Following Splendide Mendax and Animo Decipiendi?, this is the latest installment of an ongoing inquiry, conducted by scholars in numerous countries, into how the ancient world - its literature and culture, its history and art - appears when viewed through the lens of fakes and forgeries, sincerities and authenticities, genuine signatures and pseudepigrapha. How does scholarship tell the truth if evidence doesn't? But fabula docet: The falsum does not simply make the great, annoying stone before the door of the truth (otherwise this here would really be a "council of antiquarians and paleographers"). The falsum makes a delicate, fine tissue. It allows the verum to shine through, in nuances and reliefs that were less noticeable without its counterpart, really tied at the head. And, treated differentiated, it becomes even itself perlucidum, shines out with "hidden values."

Author : Walter Stephens,Earle A. Havens,Janet E. Gomez
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781421426877

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Literary Forgery in Early Modern Europe, 1450–1800 by Walter Stephens,Earle A. Havens,Janet E. Gomez Pdf

Havens, Jack Lynch, Shana D. O’Connell, Ingrid Rowland, Walter Stephens, Elly Truitt, Kate Tunstall

Author : Scott McGill,Edward J. Watts
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118830345

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A Companion to Late Antique Literature by Scott McGill,Edward J. Watts Pdf

Noted scholars in the field explore the rich variety of late antique literature With contributions from leading scholars in the field, A Companion to Late Antique Literature presents a broad review of late antique literature. The late antique period encompasses a significant transitional era in literary history from the mid-third century to the early seventh century. The Companion covers notable Greek and Latin texts of the period and provides a varied overview of literature written in six other late antique languages. Comprehensive in scope, this important volume presents new research, methodologies, and significant debates in the field. The Companion explores the histories, forms, features, audiences, and uses of the literature of the period. This authoritative text: Provides an inclusive overview of late antique literature Offers the widest survey to date of the literary traditions and forms of the period, including those in several languages other than Greek and Latin Presents the most current research and new methodologies in the field Contains contributions from an international group of contributors Written for students and scholars of late antiquity, this comprehensive volume provides an authoritative review of the literature from the era.

Author : Émeline Marquis
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783110983739

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Epistolary Fiction in Ancient Greek Literature by Émeline Marquis Pdf

Der Philologus, eine der ältesten und angesehensten Zeitschriften auf dem Gebiet der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft, versteht sich als Forum für den Austausch unterschiedlicher methodischer Ansätze, die einer weiterführenden Interpretation der antiken Texte und ihrer Rezeption dienen. Dazu gehören philologische, literaturwissenschaftliche und mit interdisziplinären Perspektiven arbeitende Beiträge. Besonderer Wert wird auf die internationale Ausrichtung der Zeitschrift gelegt. Publikationssprachen sind Deutsch, Englisch, Italienisch, Französisch. Neben der Zeitschrift erscheinen ab 2014 Supplementbände. In der Reihe Philologus. Supplemente / Philologus. Supplementary Volumes werden Monographien und Sammelbände zu allen Themen der Klassischen Philologie und ihrer Rezeption veröffentlicht. Der Fokus soll hier insbesondere auf neueren Ansätzen der Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft in einer interdisziplinären Perspektive liegen. Geschäftsführender Herausgeber: Christoph Schubert (Erlangen-Nürnberg)

Author : Carolyn Higbie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780192508454

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Collectors, Scholars, and Forgers in the Ancient World by Carolyn Higbie Pdf

Collectors, Scholars, and Forgers in the Ancient World focuses on the fascination which works of art, texts, and antiquarian objects inspired in Greeks and Romans in antiquity and draws parallels with other cultures and eras to offer contexts for understanding that fascination. Statues, bronze weapons, books, and bones might have been prized for various reasons: because they had religious value, were the work of highly regarded artists and writers, had been possessed by famous mythological figures, or were relics of a long disappeared past. However, attitudes towards these objects also changed over time: sculpture which was originally created for a religious purpose became valuable as art and could be removed from its original setting, while historians discovered value in inscriptions and other texts for supporting historical arguments and literary scholars sought early manuscripts to establish what authors really wrote. As early as the Hellenistic era, some Greeks and Romans began to collect objects and might even display them in palaces, villas, or gardens; as these objects acquired value, a demand was created for more of them, and so copyists and forgers created additional pieces - while copyists imitated existing pieces of art, sometimes adapting to their new settings, forgers created new pieces to complete a collection, fill a gap in historical knowledge, make some money, or to indulge in literary play with knowledgeable readers. The study of forged relics is able to reveal not only what artefacts the Greeks and Romans placed value on, but also what they believed they understood about their past and how they interpreted the evidence for it. Drawing on the latest scholarship on forgery and fakes, as well as a range of examples, this book combines stories about frauds with an analysis of their significance, and illuminates and explores the link between collectors, scholars, and forgers in order to offer us a way to better understand the power that objects held over the ancient Greeks and Romans.

Author : John North Hopkins,Scott McGill
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780192696595

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Forgery Beyond Deceit by John North Hopkins,Scott McGill Pdf

What do forgeries do? Forgery Beyond Deceit: Fabrication, Value, and the Desire for Ancient Rome explores that question with a focus on forgery in ancient Rome and of ancient Rome. Its chapters reach from antiquity to the twentieth century and cover literature and art, the two areas that predominate in forgery studies, as well as the forgery of physical books, coins, and religious relics. The book examines the cultural, historical, and rhetorical functions of forgery that extend beyond the desire to deceive and profit. It analyses forgery in connection with related phenomena like pseudepigraphy, fakes, and copies; and it investigates the aesthetic and historical value that forgeries possess when scholarship takes seriously their form, content, and varied uses within and across cultures. Of particular interest is the way that forgeries embody a desire for the ancient and for the recovery of the fragmentary past of ancient Rome.

Author : Miguel Carvalho Abrantes
Publisher : Miguel Carvalho Abrantes
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9788829541485

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Sources of Classical Literature by Miguel Carvalho Abrantes Pdf

A brief presentation of over 1000 literary sources relevant to the study of Greek and Latin Mythology, Magic, Philosophy, and Gnosticism. Along some of the most famous works of Cicero, Plato and Virgil, it also succinctly presents the ones of Ampelius, the Paradoxographus Florentinus and Tiberianus, among many, many others. For even more literary sources, there's now a more recent edition of this work, under the new name Sources of Myths, Legends and Classical Literature!

Author : Wayne G. Sayles
Publisher : Krause Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Antiques
ISBN : 0873419685

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Classical Deception by Wayne G. Sayles Pdf

From the author of the acclaimed Ancient Coin Collecting series comes yet another essential resource -- one that could save collectors considerable money and frustration. Counterfeits are relatively common among ancient coins, yet knowing where the dangers lie is key to avoiding disaster as a collector or investor. Accordingly, this book takes an objective and candid look at the history of falsifying ancient coins. It traces the careers of well-known forgers and discusses the many fakes that proliferate the modern market. Topics covered include manufacturing techniques, collector response to the problem and tools and methods of detecting fakes. Special sections include a catalogue of the previously unpublished work of reproduction artist Peter Rosa and extensive bibliographies leading to a wealth of technical information. Features: The essential guide to identifying counterfeit ancient coins and avoiding financial disaster; Illustrated with more than 200 photographs to help differentiate authentic coins from fakes; From the author of the acclaimed Ancient Coin Collecting series.

Author : Dónal O’Sullivan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476678399

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Fake by Dónal O’Sullivan Pdf

Throughout history, forgers have attempted to fabricate documents to manipulate the historical record. The book explores the most egregious cases--their intent, effectiveness, exposure and significance--from the Donation of Constantine to the Protocols of the Elders of Zion to the Hitler Diaries. Ironically, forgeries have helped advance the discipline of history. Case studies trace how scholars worked to reveal the truth behind bogus manuscripts while developing new tools and standards for accuracy and authenticity. In the age of "fake news" and digital editing software, the spectacular history of fraud in print has never been more relevant.

Author : Alice König,Christopher Whitton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108420594

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Roman Literature under Nerva, Trajan and Hadrian by Alice König,Christopher Whitton Pdf

The first holistic study of Roman literature and literary culture under Nerva, Trajan and Hadrian (AD 96-138). Authors treated include Frontinus, Juvenal, Martial, Pliny the Younger, Plutarch, Quintilian, Suetonius and Tacitus. Key topics and approaches include recitation, allusion, intertextuality, 'extratextuality' and socioliterary interactions.

Author : Craig A. Evans
Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781683073604

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Jesus and the Manuscripts by Craig A. Evans Pdf

Jesus and the Manuscripts, by popular author and Bible scholar Craig A. Evans, introduces readers to the diversity and complexity of the ancient literature that records the words and deeds of Jesus. This diverse literature includes the familiar Gospels of the New Testament, the much less familiar literature of the Rabbis and of the Qur’an, and the extracanonical narratives and brief snippets of material found in fragments and inscriptions. This book critically analyzes important texts and quotations in their original languages and engages the current scholarly discussion. Evans argues that the Gospel of Thomas is not early or independent of the New Testament Gospels but that it should be dated to the late second century. He also argues that Secret Mark, like the recently published Gospel of Jesus’ Wife, is probably a modern forgery. Of special interest is the question of how long the autographs of New Testament writings remained in circulation. Evans argues that the evidence suggests that most of these autographs remained available for copying and study for more than one hundred years and thus stabilized the text. Key points and features: Written by popular author and Bible scholar Craig A. Evans Includes 20+ pages of high-quality color photos Walks readers through the various works of ancient literature, both biblical and non-biblical, that mention Jesus Critically analyzes important texts and quotations in their original languages and engages the current scholarly discussion