| Description |
1 online resource (495 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Epigraph; Table of Contents; Illustration; Introduction; I. Theories and Theorists; II. Denigration of an Actor; III. The Case for Francis Bacon; IV. The Case for the Oxford Syndicate; V. The Case for Lord Derby; VI. The Case for Christopher Marlowe; VII. Parallelisms and the 'Promus'; VIII. Shakespeare's Scholarship and Vocabulary; IX. Metamorphoses of the Sonnets; X. 'Richard Ii' and the Missing Link; XI. The Hidden Hand in 'as you Like it'; XII. The Northumberland Ms; XIII. The Feudal Aristocrat; XIV. Portraits and Monuments |
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XV. Four Miscellaneous TopicsXVI. A Tug-of-War With the First Folio; XVII. Vice Versa; XVIII. Confusions and Conclusions; Bibliography; Appendix; Index |
| Summary |
This edition first published in 1962. The Shakespeare Claimants is a critical survey of the great controversy that has raged over the authorship of the Shakespearean plays. It provides the general reader with an outline history of this controversy and with a full description and analysis of the main anti-Stratfordian arguments. This book concentrates on the four main claimants: Bacon, Oxford, Derby and Marlowe. The book contains an extensive bibliography and footnotes to guide the reader through the text |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Authorship.
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| SUBJECT |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast |
| Subject |
DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Authorship
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136561818 |
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1136561811 |
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