 | The Deceivers: Art Forgery and Identity in the Nineteenth Century Subjects: Forgery in literature; Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature; Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature; Fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Art -- Forgeries -- History -- 19th century; Art and society -- History -- 19th century; The nineteenth century witnessed an unprecedented increase in art forgery, caused both by the advent of national museums and by a rapidly growing bourgeois interest in collecting objects from the past. This rise had profound repercussions on notions... Aviva Briefel is Associate Professor of English at Bowdoin College. |
