Aesthetics of Fraudulence in Nineteenth-Century France: Frauds, Hoaxes, and Counterfeits

by Scott Carpenter and Scott Carpenter

Book Overview

In his engagingly written and original book, Scott Carpenter analyzes multiple manifestations of the false in nineteenth-century France. Under Carpenter's thorough and systematic analysis, fraudulence emerges as a cultural preoccupation in nineteenth-century literature and society, whether it be in the form of literary mystifications, the thematic portrayal of frauds, or the privileging of falseness as an aesthetic principle. Focusing particularly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138376361
• ISBN13: 9781138376366
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"