Marlowe-Shakespeare
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The International
Shakespeare
The overwhelming favourite. The vast
majority of Shakespeare academics
express no doubt that William
Shakespeare––Stratford businessman,
actor, theater company share-holder––
wrote the plays and poems attributed
to him. Quartos and anecdotes from
his lifetime suggest that at least some
contemporaries believed he was the
author, but Shakespeare's biography
creates serious doubts. (More here . . .)
The overwhelming favourite. The vast
majority of Shakespeare academics
express no doubt that William
Shakespeare––Stratford businessman,
actor, theater company share-holder––
wrote the plays and poems attributed
to him. Quartos and anecdotes from
his lifetime suggest that at least some
contemporaries believed he was the
author, but Shakespeare's biography
creates serious doubts. (More here . . .)
Oxford
Doubts about Shakespeare focus on
biographical inconsistencies. There is
no evidence he went to school,
traveled, learned foreign languages, or
spent time in an aristocratic milieu.
The Oxfordian theory proposes to
solve these problems since Edward
DeVere possessed many of the
educational and social attributes that
are on display in the works of
Shakespeare. (More here . . . )
Doubts about Shakespeare focus on
biographical inconsistencies. There is
no evidence he went to school,
traveled, learned foreign languages, or
spent time in an aristocratic milieu.
The Oxfordian theory proposes to
solve these problems since Edward
DeVere possessed many of the
educational and social attributes that
are on display in the works of
Shakespeare. (More here . . . )
Bacon
Early skepticism about Shakespeare
focused on Francis Bacon. An
intellectual giant active during the
period when the works of Shakespeare
were produced, his defenders included
Mark Twain, who was convinced that
Bacon wrote Shakespeare. Like
Oxford, he possessed the necessary
education, the travel credentials, and
the familiarity with court evident in the
Shakespeare canon. (More here . . . )
Early skepticism about Shakespeare
focused on Francis Bacon. An
intellectual giant active during the
period when the works of Shakespeare
were produced, his defenders included
Mark Twain, who was convinced that
Bacon wrote Shakespeare. Like
Oxford, he possessed the necessary
education, the travel credentials, and
the familiarity with court evident in the
Shakespeare canon. (More here . . . )
Marlowe
The only candidate with the proven
ability to write poetry and dramatic
verse at a "Shakespearean" level. For
centuries, scholars have proclaimed
that Shakespeare learned how to write
by studying Marlowe's style.
Speculation that they were friends and
shared manuscripts is prompted by
the striking similarity of Marlowe's
later works to Shakespeare's early
works. (More here . . .)
The only candidate with the proven
ability to write poetry and dramatic
verse at a "Shakespearean" level. For
centuries, scholars have proclaimed
that Shakespeare learned how to write
by studying Marlowe's style.
Speculation that they were friends and
shared manuscripts is prompted by
the striking similarity of Marlowe's
later works to Shakespeare's early
works. (More here . . .)
| Shakespeare Authorship |
Minor Candidates
New on the block, Sir Henry Neville (Read more here . . . )
In the news, Fulke Greville, (Read more here . . . )
New on the block, Sir Henry Neville (Read more here . . . )
In the news, Fulke Greville, (Read more here . . . )
The major candidates - Shakespeare, Oxford, Bacon, Marlowe
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