Possible Clues:

• Insincere person
• Poser
• Pretender's deception about old criticism
• Insincere type
• Insincere type suggested by the starts of the answers to starred clues
• Dissembler
• Deceiver not right reproducing rich poetry
• With Howard's leader-ship chaotic Tory epic describes many a politician
• For example, Tartuffe's publicity, including old review
• Rejected reproduction in their edition as fraud