Walter Stephens (BALTIMORE, MD) is the Charles S. Singleton Professor of Italian Studies, emeritus, at Johns Hopkins University. He is the coeditor of Literary Forgery in Early Modern Europe, 1450–1800.
An enjoyable and stimulating read . . . Stephens has produced a fascinating story of twists and turns. —The Conversation How Writing Made Us Human tells its tales well. It is accessible but still reassuringly knowledgeable. —Spectator