Forger's Shadow by Nick Groom

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Whilst defining the very meaning of forgery, Nick Groom ranges from the economic forgery of the 18th century to the formation of literary copyright which was established not in order to protect the nation's authors, but rather as a way of censoring them.

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Forger's Shadow by Nick Groom

Whilst defining the very meaning of forgery, Nick Groom ranges from the economic forgery of the 18th century to the formation of literary copyright which was established not in order to protect the nation's authors, but rather as a way of censoring them.
Nick Groom is Senior Lecturer in Post-Mediaeval Literature at the University of Bristol. He took a double first in English at Oxford, worked unsuccessfully as a rock musician, wrote a doctoral thesis on eighteenth-century ballads and since then has published widely on literature, music and contemporary art in both academic and popular publications. He lives on Dartmoor and in North London.
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ISBN 13 9780330374323
ISBN 10 033037432X
Title Forger's Shadow
Author Nick Groom
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 2002-04-12
Number of pages 352
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