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  • Book examines role of famous forgeries in Czech cultural revival

    Dec 12, 2023 9:15 am by Jodi HeckelCultural Exploration
    book cover adjacent to portrait of Slavic languages and literatures professor David Cooper.

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    Two manuscripts that played a crucial role in the Czech cultural revival turned out to be forgeries. But their contributions to Czech literature and national culture were real, says Slavic literature professor David Cooper.