Who wrote Shakespeare ?
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Who wrote Shakespeare ?
Thames & Hudson, 1999
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Originally published: 1996
Bibliography: p. 263-265
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Was the famous poet and writer really a fraud and plagarist? Was his name really a pseudonym for a well-known contemporary figure? These questions have been debated since the 18th century. The facts about Shakespeare are surprisingly meagre, and contrast puzzlingly with the learned, courtly philosopher revealed in the sonnets and plays. Respected scholars and obsessive eccentrics have put forward many theories, suggesting that the works of Shakespeare were written by Francis Bacon, the Earl of Oxford, or Marlow. This is an investigation of the claims and counter-claims, reading like a series of detective stories. He lays out the evidence and the arguments for the various candidates, not forgetting Shakespeare himself, and provides a drily humorous commentary on the research and prejudices of their champions while adding insights of his own.
Table of Contents
- Approaches to history
- the mind behind the works
- William Shakespeare - the life and legends
- doubts and questions
- Bacon as Shakespeare
- the Oxford movement
- earls and others
- the professional candidate
- a last look round.
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