De Vere as Shakespeare: An Oxfordian Reading of the CanonThe question may be met with chagrin by traditionalists, but the identity of the Bard is not definitely decided. During the 20th century, Edward de Vere, the most flamboyant of the courtier poets, a man of the theater and literary patron, became the leading candidate for an alternative Shakespeare. This text presents the controversial argument for de Vere's authorship of the plays and poems attributed to Shakespeare, offering the available historical evidence and moreover the literary evidence to be found within the works. Divided into sections on the comedies and romances, the histories and the tragedies and poems, this fresh study closely analyzes each of the 39 plays and the sonnets in light of the Oxfordian authorship theory. The vagaries surrounding Shakespeare, including the lack of information about him during his lifetime, especially relating to the "lost years" of 1585-1592, are also analyzed, to further the question of Shakespeare's true identity and the theory of de Vere as the real Bard. |
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... court events from the ¡550s, if not much earlier. Most Shakespeare scholars teach in English departments, and they didn't sign up to be historians. When I am asked what I consider to be the single most compelling evidence in favor of ...
... court during the 1604–1605 holiday season. Orthodox scholars generally maintain that the first decade of the 17th century would have been a period of intense activity and high creativity for the Bard. One arguable connection between ...
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Contents
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Comedies and Romances | 17 |
Histories | 103 |
Tragedies and Poems | 157 |
Conclusion | 237 |
Notes | 241 |
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