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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An Oxfordian Reading of the Canon William Farina. Portions of the chapter on ... Oxfordian reading of the canon / William Farina; foreword by Felicia Hardison ... theory. 2. Oxford, Edward De Vere, Earl of, ¡550–¡604—Authorship. I. Title ...
An Oxfordian Reading of the Canon William Farina. Introduction. Merely human ... theory at least, the actor Will Shakspere of Stratford-upon-Avon (for so ... theory on how the Bard acquired his education is that he absorbed it all hanging ...
An Oxfordian Reading of the Canon William Farina. the Goodman Theatre in Chicago by Felicia Hardison Londré of the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Dr. Londré, a recognized authority in ... Oxfordian theory proposes that 6 Introduction.
An Oxfordian Reading of the Canon William Farina. candidate for an alternative Shakespeare.7 The Oxfordian theory proposes that “William Shakespeare” the writer was in reality a pen name, while the actor Will Shakspere of Stratford-upon ...
An Oxfordian Reading of the Canon William Farina. We must also account for the “lost years” of 1585–1592, for which there have been a host of speculations regarding activities that would have provided the prodigious learning displayed by ...
Contents
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Histories | 103 |
Tragedies and Poems | 157 |
Conclusion | 237 |
Notes | 241 |
Bibliography | 263 |
Index | 265 |