The family romance of the impostor-poet Thomas Chatterton
By: Louise J. Kaplan.
Publisher: Atheneum
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Chatterton, Thomas, 1752-1770.; Literary forgeries and mystifications -- History -- 18th century.; Impostors and imposture -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Medievalism -- England -- History -- 18th century.; Poets, English -- 18th century -- Biography.; Psychoanalysis and literature -- England.; Middle Ages in literature.
Other titles: Thomas Chatterton.
Description: The enigma of Thomas Chatterton is investigated by Louise J. Kaplan, who untangles the counterfeiter from the artist, the troubled adolescent from the visionary poet, as she recreates the short life of a fatherless boy who found an authentic voice only in the realm of his imaginings.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-290) and index.

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