Journal article
The Meanings of Forgery
Southwest review, Vol.97(1), pp.12-25
01 Jan 2012
Abstract
Literally defined, forgery is the shaping of metal through the application of high temperature, a process whose development marked a major stride in the progress of civilization. But in a second, more common meaning, forgery is a process of copying a valuable artifact so as to deceive a viewer into thinking that it is original or real. This sort of forgery, though a crime, is associated with a more advanced point in the progress of civilization. Cohen considers in more detail the paradoxes attached to forgery and explores the ways in which this criminal activity can be understood in the context of culture and how its meaning might change in a different culture.
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- Title
- The Meanings of Forgery
- Creators
- Paula Cohen
- Publication Details
- Southwest review, Vol.97(1), pp.12-25
- Publisher
- Southwest Review
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pennoni Honors College
- Identifiers
- 991020836455304721