On the Edge of Truth and Honesty: Principles and Strategies of Fraud and Deceit in the Early Modern PeriodToon Houdt BRILL, 01.01.2002 - 292 Seiten In the Early Modern Period, deceit and fraud were common issues. Acutely aware of the ubiquity and multiplicity of simulation and dissimulation, people from this period made serious efforts to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon, trying to distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable, pleasant and unpleasant, wicked and virtuous forms of deceit, and seeking to unravel its principles, strategies, and functions. The twelve case-studies of this volume focus on the use of deceit by several groups of people in different spheres of life, as well as on its representation in literary and artistic genres, and its conceptualization in philosophical and rhetorical discourses. The studies testify to the rich variety of deceitful strategies applied by people from the Early Modern Period, as well as to the subtlety and diversity of the conceptual frameworks they construed in order to grasp the many aspects of the elusive yet all-pervasive phenomenon of deceit. Contributors include: Daniel Acke, Jacques Bos, Wiep van Bunge, Evelien Chayes, Paul J.C.M. Franssen, Paul van Heck, Toon van Houdt, Alfons K.L. Thijs, Bert Timmermans, Johannes Trapman, Mark van Vaeck, Natascha Veldhorst, and Johan Verberckmoes. |
Inhalt
Erasmus on Lying and Simulation | 33 |
Cymbalum Politicorum Consultor Dolosus Two Dutch | 47 |
The Hidden Self of the Hypocrite | 65 |
Dissimulation et Secret chez Vauvenargues | 85 |
Spinoza and the Idea of Religious Imposture | 105 |
Perceptions of Deceit and Innovation in the Antwerp Textile Industry | 127 |
The SeventeenthCentury Antwerp Elite and Status Honour | 149 |
Testing or Tempting? The Limits of Permissible Deceit in Early | 167 |
Tromper les Plus ClairVoyans The Counterfeit of Precious | 183 |
A Painting | 223 |
A Singing Siren Enchanting Men to Sleep Musical Deceit in Dutch | 253 |
Who Do Beggars Deceive? Adriaen van de Venne Recreational | 268 |
Literature and the Pleasure of Forging Texts | 269 |
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