Shakespeare by Another Name: The Life of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, the Man Who Was Shakespeare by Mark Anderson

Dec 11, 2010 K.D. Oliveros rated it 2 of 5 stars

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This book is anti-Stratfordian. This is that term that is normally used to claim that William Shakespeare (1564-1616), also known as "The Bard" of Stratford-upon-Avon was not the primary author of the plays and poems traditionally attibuted to him. This includes his works like Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, etc. The reason: Shakespeare lacks the education, aristocratic sensibility, or familiarity with the royal court which they say is apparent in his works.

I h...more This book is anti-Stratfordian. This is that term that is normally used to claim that William Shakespeare (1564-1616), also known as "The Bard" of Stratford-upon-Avon was not the primary author of the plays and poems traditionally attibuted to him. This includes his works like Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Merchant of Venice, Romeo and Juliet, etc. The reason: Shakespeare lacks the education, aristocratic sensibility, or familiarity with the royal court which they say is apparent in his works.

I have not read any of his works and I have not read any biographies written about him. Shame on me but I graduated from a provincial high school with teachers who probably believed that studying Shakespeare was not important at all. Even my college professor in my World Lit only asked us to choose and explain one of his sonnets. Maybe because my first college degree was on para-medical field so reading his more lenghty work was not part of the curriculum. However, at this point in my life, I would like to read some of his popular works because of the same reason why I am currently reading The Holy Bible: there is no point reading so many books if I am not familiar with even one of Shakespeare's popular works. Ignoring his works is like refusing to acknowledge his iconic stature. In my opinion, anybody who does not know William Shakespeare and a few of his works cannot be considered as well-read. Afterall, he is considered as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

Greatest, huh? What if it is really true that WS was not the author of those works?

This book, 'Shakespeare' by Another Name is about the life of one of the candidates (the other being Francis Bacon, Earl of Oxford and Christopher Marlowe, Earl of Derby) of the anti-Stratfordian theory: Edward de Vere (1550-1604), 17th Earl of Oxford. Compared to WS, De Vere, being an Elizabethan courtier was also a playwright, lyric poet, sportsman, and patron of arts. Among the 3 candidates, he was the most popular alternative candidate supported by anti-Stratfordian proponents. The height of this controversy happened in the 1920's when Sigmund Freud publicly declared that he no longer believed that WS was the author of those works attibuted to him. In fact, even if he was an actor and poet, there were no published works during his lifetime so the public did not know that he was a writer and a playright.

Which was not the case for De Vere. He published his works but the public did not patronize most of those works primarily because he had a bad name. However, he had a broad education, knew how to speak several languages and extensively travelled in othe European countries, e.g., Italy for example which was the setting for Merchant of Venice. As a courtier of Queen Elizabeth, critics say that she is depicted in his works like in The Midsummer Night's Dream, etc. Anderson presented the life of De Vere elaborating those parts where certain parts of WS works could have been based or drew inspiration from. Those parts which somebody like WS, who did not publish any literary work during his lifetime or even showed any interest in writing, could have even thought of. Anderson's thorough research can easily make a person who has no Shakespeare background like me to believe that those works are not really Shakespeare's.

But who cares really? I mean, like The Holy Bible, we don't really know who actually wrote all those books, right? Yet, if counted as a single book, The Holy Bible is the best-selling book in history with approximate sales estimates ranging in the billions. We read the Bible. We talk about it. We reflect on it. We believe that it has the words that will lead to the salvation of our souls.

Bottomline, be it William Shakespeare or Edward de Vere, since those works are worth reading, then who cares? Just read and enjoy.
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Jul 26, 2008 Skylar Burris rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was fun to read if you like literary conspiracy theories, and, if you don't know the arguments on the other side, it's quite convincing. If you do, however, know the arguments on the other side, it's a bit laughable. Is it really that painful for people to believe that a man without a university education could have been the greatest writer of the English language? If you really must have evidence to believe the obvious--that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare-- well, then go here: http://shakes ...more

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Skylar Burris Ginnie's probably a better source of suggestions on Shakespeare. I haven't read much in the way of biographies. (I've read the plays and some critical...more
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Skylar Burris Probably for the same reason no one saved his original plays (or anyone else's plays for that matter). Playwrights weren't really stars back then, and...more
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Jan 28, 2008 Monica rated it 4 of 5 stars

The greatest literary mystery of all time! What do Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Sigmund Freud, and Charlie Chaplin have in common? None of them thought the man from Stratford wrote the works of Shakespeare. I completely subscribe to the theory that Edward de Vere was the true author of the works of Shakespeare. This book is a comprehensive and amazingly researched biography of EDV which draws very convincing parallels between his life and the Shakespeare canon. Before you delve into this one, thoug...more

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Feb 06, 2007 Keith Mukai marked it as to-read

This research further convinced my UCLA Shakespeare prof that Edward de Vere was the man who wrote the Shakespeare plays. From everything she's said and what I've read of this book so far, I gotta say I'm pretty convinced.

The argument for the man from Stratford is pretty weak with many unexplainable conflicts and contradictions whereas the "Oxford" theory (de Vere was Earl of Oxford and is referred to by his named title) has countless intriguing anecdotes and evidence that account for much more...more

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Jun 24, 2012 Rayah rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is a biography of Edward de Vere, written with the presumption that he was actually the man who wrote the works we know of as Shakespeare's. It really makes some good points, interesting observations, and a few leaps of faith, as well. Still, it convinced me enough to go from, "No way! Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare! End of story!" to "Hmmm, maybe this de Vere guy really did write Shakespeare."

It's a question that will facinate and entertain me forever, even if I never make up my mind...more

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Mar 12, 2011 T.K. Kenyon rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This life-changing book is a must-read for anyone who has not delved into the Authorship Question.

This is the best book that I've read in years. It was fascinating. I left it on the passenger seat of my car, open, so I could read it at red lights. The designation of "Red Light Book" is my highest honor for a book.

More to the point: I like Shakespeare's works. I took two Shakespeare classes in undergrad. When I watch a play, I tote along my big, red Bevington (dog-eared, written-on, and wrinkle...more

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Oct 06, 2010 Jeff Raymond rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-nonfiction, books-i-own, read-history, read-entertainment

Shakespeare authorship conspiracies have always interested me ever since sopohomore year of high school, where my teacher at the time pointed out a Shakespearean sonnet that could be a veiled reference to homosexuality, "not that such a bright and intelligent man like Shakespeare would ever succumb to that!" (oh, Catholic education). Anyhow, this book mostly addresses the Oxfordian theory, which believes that Edward de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, was really Shakespeare. The book does so with over...more

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Mar 18, 2013 Eddy Allen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arts-and-historical

The debate over the true author of Shakespeare�s body of work (some of which was published under the name �Shake-speare�) began not long after the death of William Shakespeare, the obscure actor and entrepreneur from Stratford-upon-Avon who was conventionally assumed to be the author. There were natural doubts that an uneducated son of a glover who never left England and apparently owned no books could have produced some of the greatest works of Western literature. Early investigators into the m...more

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Jun 29, 2009 Public Offering marked it as to-read

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Columbia Business School adjunct finance professor Seth Freeman reviews: Who wrote Hamlet, Macbeth, Lear, the Sonnets, and the other works that make up the Shakespeare cannon? Conventional wisdom says that's a dumb question- Shakespeare, the Bard of Stratford, did. But strong evidence suggests this is like saying 'Mark Twain, a grain dealer from Vermont, wrote Huckleberry Finn': right pen name, wrong person. It turns out there is little or no evidence connecting the grain dealer and actor Willia...more Columbia Business School adjunct finance professor Seth Freeman reviews: Who wrote Hamlet, Macbeth, Lear, the Sonnets, and the other works that make up the Shakespeare cannon? Conventional wisdom says that's a dumb question- Shakespeare, the Bard of Stratford, did. But strong evidence suggests this is like saying 'Mark Twain, a grain dealer from Vermont, wrote Huckleberry Finn': right pen name, wrong person. It turns out there is little or no evidence connecting the grain dealer and actor William Shakspere (sic) of Stratford with the plays and poems- or even proving he was literate. Who then? Anderson makes the compelling case it was Edward De Vere.

The claim sounds like a conspiracy theory, until Anderson explores one remarkable connection after another. Two of dozens: the Sonnets depict an older, disgraced, lame man who's trying to convince the Earl of Southampton to marry someone (DeVere's daughter, it turns out) in terms that only a social equal could use. That matches DeVere closely, and rules out Shakspere, a mere young commoner in good health and name when the Sonnets were written. Also, DeVere was one of the most learned, rich, well-connected, and well-traveled men of his age, which gave him privileged knowledge no commoner like Shakspere could have acquired. The plays are filled with specific knowledge few other than DeVere could have known- on falconry, law, high society of Italy, war, quotes from over 400 works in at least five languages, and Elizabethan court intrigue.

DeVere's biography reads like a virtual compilation of Shakespearean plotlines, including episodes where he split his estate with his three daughters and wound up with nothing (Lear), learned from an aide that his wife seemed to be cheating on him (Othello), saw battle in Scotland and participated in the decision to kill the Scottish monarch (Macbeth), knew through family the unpublished details of life at the Danish court (Hamlet). Also, his early life tracks the life of Hamlet closely, right down to becoming the real life son-in-law of Polonius's universally acknowledged model, Lord Burghley.

Ironically, Mark Twain (like Whitman, Freud, James, Orson Wells, David McCullough, and many others) concurs with Anderson's conclusion: Shakspere of Stratford wasn't the man.

A compelling work that makes the reader wonder: 'what do experts really know?'

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Jun 06, 2012 Beth rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I was skeptical at first, I will admit. Was is possible that the mysterious man fron Stratford, who has been called the greatest writer and dramatist of all time for centuries, didnt actually create the works that have immortalized him? After reading this book. I believe the answer is yes. I am an Oxfordian believer, and Im not afraid to admit it, even if it's not a popular opinion.

This book is so well-researched, and the parallels between not only de Vere's personal life but the political and s...more I was skeptical at first, I will admit. Was is possible that the mysterious man fron Stratford, who has been called the greatest writer and dramatist of all time for centuries, didnt actually create the works that have immortalized him? After reading this book. I believe the answer is yes. I am an Oxfordian believer, and Im not afraid to admit it, even if it's not a popular opinion.

This book is so well-researched, and the parallels between not only de Vere's personal life but the political and social goings-on in Elizabeth I's court (which a poor, uneducated individual would have been largely ignorant of) are just too much to be coincidence. Im not saying that Will Shakspere of Stratford (author's spelling) couldnt have possibly been an untutored genius, but when you look at what little we do know about him, the arguement doesnt hold up. Shake-speare (the author' name for whoever wrote the famous works) had to have very specific knowledge in many specialized fields (law, languages, and psychology, among others) as well as having very specific knowledge of the customs and geography if foreign countries that could be gained by extensive travels abroad. We have no records of Shakspere ever leaving England - but we know de Vere travelled to many countries in his life. We know deVere's educational credentials as a nobleman of the realm. We don't even know if Shakspere had any formal education, and in an era where printed books were rare and hoarded in private libraries of the aristocracy, I have to ask where the man from Avon learned everything he had to know to write the intricate works that bear his name. In my humble opinion, it takes a lot more blind faith to believe in the circumstancial Stratfordian evidence than it takes to believe in the concrete evidence of the Oxfordian theory.

Anyway, that's just my opinion. Im not an expert and I dont pretend to be. I guess all I mean to say in the end about this book is that it puts forth a very compelling arguement in a well-researched, orderly fashion. I was convinced - maybe you will be, maybe you won't. Read for youtself - and yes, do extra homework on the Stratfordian theory as well if you eant to have a balanced view. I know I will be - because more than wanting to be right, I love the thrill of the search for truth.(less)

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Apr 01, 2011 Dick rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Anderson substitles his book "The Life of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, the Man Who Was Shakespeare". This Elizabethan aristocrat was first proposed as the true identity of the author "William Shakespeare" in 1920, and support for the truth of this thesis has grown from decade to decade. A thorough treatment of his subject matter, Anderson has written 380 compelling pages in support of Oxfordian authorship of the Shakespeare canon, plus 130 pages of appendices and over 150 pages of notes. He h...more

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Mar 16, 2010 Stephen Gallup rated it 5 of 5 stars

My reading these days is mostly light enough to page through for a few minutes before going to sleep, and the more serious books are fairly short. Shakespeare by Another Name is an exception. It requires focus, and because it's also lengthy, that focus must be sustained.

On the other hand, what a delight it is for me to learn this stuff!

For years I'd been aware that some scholars doubted whether Shakespeare's plays and poems could have been written by the uneducated actor named William Shakespear...more My reading these days is mostly light enough to page through for a few minutes before going to sleep, and the more serious books are fairly short. Shakespeare by Another Name is an exception. It requires focus, and because it's also lengthy, that focus must be sustained.

On the other hand, what a delight it is for me to learn this stuff!

For years I'd been aware that some scholars doubted whether Shakespeare's plays and poems could have been written by the uneducated actor named William Shakespeare. But aside from a bawdy limerick on the subject, I knew nothing about the controversy. Nor did I think the matter terribly important. The quality of those stupendous creations would not be affected if it turned out that they'd been authored by somebody else.

Shakespeare by Another Name settles the question of authorship, to my satisfaction at least, in the introduction. If that were the book's only purpose, it succeeds before even getting to Arabic-numbered pages. The balance of the book is then given to a biography of Edward de Vere, seventeenth Earl of Oxford and a member of Elizabeth's inner circle, who almost certainly was the one who penned all those immortal lines.

At first, I found the level of detail given to this long-dead man's life impressive but daunting. But then, as his story took shape, the similarities became remarkable. Like Hamlet, de Vere suffered the early loss of an illustrious father and a partial loss of his rightful inheritance. Like Othello, he suspected his wife of infidelity, and was encouraged in that line of thinking by an Iago-like servant. Like Romeo, he engaged in swordplay in the streets with a sweetheart's irate kinsmen. Multiple connections like this are brought forth to tie de Vere with each of the Shakespearean plays, and to explain the reasons various obscure words and expressions are used at various points.

To really appreciate this book, one needs to be reasonably familiar with all the plays. I studied many of them intensively earlier in life, and even acted in two humble productions (Twelfth Night and The Taming of the Shrew), so I was up for the challenge. Still, there are a few (Cymbeline, Merry Wives, ...) about which I know very little. The good news is that basic situations and characters recur in several plays. For example, Desdemona is by no means the only woman wrongly suspected by her husband -- an indication that de Vere must have regretted the way he'd treated his wife.

This book appeals to me for the same reasons that I used to enjoy getting the back story behind challenging works like Ulysses. It clarifies so much that is otherwise confusing. To pick another example, many scholars have wondered at the unnecessarily cruel treatment given Malvolio in Twelfth Night. Sure, the guy is a pompous killjoy, but it's hard to see why he deserves what the other characters do to him. Shakespeare by Another Name explains that, in Elizabeth's court, Malvolio would have been recognized as Sir Christopher Hatton, a rival of de Vere, and depending on their sympathies, audiences would have enjoyed this depiction of him.

This is an extraordinary work of scholarship, the more impressive in that the author looks very young in his his photo. What an accomplishment for him!(less)

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Aug 13, 2012 Jean V. Naggar Literary rated it 5 of 5 stars

“Compelling…Impressive.” --The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“Deserves serious attention…Anderson shows there are myriad Shakespeare authorship connections for de Vere.” --The New York Times

“A convincing argument…Anderson draws powerful connections between Shakespeare’s plays and the life of de Vere.” --USA Today

“Shocking.” --Minneapolis Star-Tribune

“Lively…Audacious.” --Times Literary Supplement

“Tantalizing.” --New York Sun

“This book, with fascinating specificity, suits 'the action to the word, t...more

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Jan 02, 2009 Karen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: didn-t-finish

I've heard from vaccine deniers, HIV deniers, evolution deniers, but I've never given the Shakespeare deniers a chance. I don't worry overmuch about who wrote the plays, but I do consider myself a New Historicist when I can be bothered to analyze literature, so I am very interesting in learning about why this is important.

It doesn't bother me that Shakespeare could have been a commoner with little formal schooling, but I don't think this book takes the snobbery route. If you don't want to read...more I've heard from vaccine deniers, HIV deniers, evolution deniers, but I've never given the Shakespeare deniers a chance. I don't worry overmuch about who wrote the plays, but I do consider myself a New Historicist when I can be bothered to analyze literature, so I am very interesting in learning about why this is important.

It doesn't bother me that Shakespeare could have been a commoner with little formal schooling, but I don't think this book takes the snobbery route. If you don't want to read the book there is a series of podcasts by the author that highlight the main point. I listened to them and found the ideas intriguing, although they were very much highlights. This book is much thicker than it looked like it would be from the website. I can take it, though--don't worry on my behalf.

UPDATE January 1, 2009
I never progressed beyond page 75 or 100. This book was a blow-by-blow retelling of De Vere's life, accompanied by references to specific scenes and lines and plots from Shakespeare plays regarding the same topics. It's interesting enough, but a blow-by-blow recap wasn't what I was looking for. There was too much De Vere Had to Have Accomplished This and not nearly enough No Way Shakespeare Accomplished This.

I will admit, though, that the conspiracy theories regarding the topic are fascinating. Look them up. I also think it's interesting that the conspiracy theories didn't start until people started regarding Shakespeare's places as having significant literary importance. My suspicion--and I plan to read up on this someday--is that the establishment didn't want a plain old kid from the suburbs in their canon. You know how the British Empire used to claim its start in those noble refugees from the Trojan War? I have this idea that this Shakespeare Is a Nobleman comes out of the same desire for grandeur.

It was fun to read this book, but the podcasts made the same overarching points faster, and my experience reading the book was an exercise in filling in details. I moved on to other things.(less)

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Dec 28, 2011 Nikki *the awesome* marked it as to-read

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This is my life's goal.. I will forever be reading this book...

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Mar 01, 2009 Bruce rated it 4 of 5 stars

I challenge you to read this book and retain a dismissive attitude towards its thesis -- that Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, wrote the works of Shakespeare. No one or two or three telling facts or coincidences can carry much weight in an argument like this but in this book they keep accumulating through 380 pages, with 4 appendices and 157 pages of footnotes, with heavy use of details in the plays themselves as well as other sources. Well-written and reasonable in tone, it's a pleasurable detec...more

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Mar 03, 2010 John Carroll rated it 5 of 5 stars

If Bertram Fields' "Players" made a good case for Edward de Vere as the author of some of the Shakespeare plays, Mark Anderson seals it with a much more in-depth and colorful investigation into the life of
this Elizabethan nobleman.

Even die-hard Stratfordians will find this an interesting read as Anderson packs his book with plenty of detailed historical minutae against a canvass of political and religious intrigue.

Currently I am reading about de Vere's tutelege under the meticulous and capaci...more

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Jun 23, 2011 Mark Romano rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book, along with Diana Price's Unorthodox Biography, fairly destroys the argument that the man from Stratford, with no known education, could have authored the greatest works in the English Language. Gone is the miracle of the untutored and untrained genius, instead we have a very human author.

Literary biography is that all writers use the products of their own life in their art. Traditional scholarship would have us believe that Shakespeare alone eschews this method of creation. Twain rid...more

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Apr 20, 2009 Rogier rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: acim, biography, history, literature, psychology, spirituality

Well now. Of course I was slightly biased when I started to read this book, since I'm inclined to take the indication in Gary R. Renard's The Disappearance of the Universe (DU) seriously, that Edward de Vere was in fact Shakespeare.

This book would have been deeply convincing without that, but it would be a joy to read for anyone interested in the seeming inner contradictions of the mythical William Shakespeare, and the unlikelihood that his identity is the one that is supported by the Stratford...more

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Dec 27, 2009 Jason rated it 4 of 5 stars

Anderson presents a very well-researched argument that the true author of Shakespeare's works was the Earl of Oxford, Edward DeVere. While the depth of the examination can at times be tedious I appreciated the secondary literary sources from that era which lent some credence to this investigation as others also questioned his authorship, even in his own day and age! That being said, some examples used by Anderson felt like a stretch, as we often see what we want to see unless we've set up a peer...more

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Jul 05, 2009 Justin rated it 1 of 5 stars

Without knowing the details, I thought the hypothesis that de Vere could be Shakespeare was possible. But after reading the first half of this book and researching a bit more, that idea is very doubtful. Anderson's argumentation is fairly weak and relies mostly on connecting aspects of Shakespeare's plays to de Vere's life. And while these connections are interesting, they don't have enough credence to convince.

Go here for good refutation:
http://shakespeareauthorship.com/

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Mar 30, 2011 Brit McCarthy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-i-own, changed-my-thinking

This book completely changed the way I thought about and perceived Shakespeare. I can no longer sit in English or Literature classes and think about Shakespeare the way my fellow classmates do. The depth of this argument is absolutely astounding and while I would like to believe in the romantic idea that a boy from Stratford-Upon-Avon could have written the amazing anthology of plays and poems, the evidence is too overwhelming. I can't argue it. The time and research put into this book is incred...more

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Nov 19, 2012 Malcolm rated it 5 of 5 stars

This might seem a very strange choice for anyone who has studied the works of Shakespeare, read many of the avalanche of biographies, and seen many of the plays, but it's compelling reading nonetheless. If you've got an open mind on this incendiary subject, read and enjoy. If not, fine. It's a fine biography of the Earl and exquisite scholarship.

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Oct 08, 2011 Daria marked it as to-read

Aw, Shakespeare. Even if you were an aristocrat I'd still love you. Although I hope you weren't, and I don't think you were. In the end, who cares? It's the writing that's brilliant, isn't it? Mark Twain went anonymous, too! We just happen to have pictures of him...

I'll admit it, I only want to read this because that Oxfordian film is coming out.

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Apr 06, 2011 James Burn added it

Fanfreakin'tastic!
There is not a single shred of direct evidence that Will of Stratford wrote any of these plays, or poems.
There is an Himalayan mound of circumstantial evidence that someone like de Vere did.
Will not only change your view of the Bard, but also enlighten you as to how perpetrated/perpetuated hoaxes become received fact.

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Nov 19, 2012 Claire Delacroix rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. It's thoughtful and thorough. The connections made between the Earl of Oxford's travels and life, and the plays of Shakespeare were fascinating. Did the Edward de Vere write the plays? I'm not sure, but this author makes a very compelling case.

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Sep 13, 2008 Arwen rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: people interested in the Shakespeare controversy

Recommended to Arwen by: Bob Poole

Fascinating history (and so nice to see the Earl of Oxford vindicated!), but the style of writing is rather smug for my taste, and the author makes an awful lot of assumptions about events that occurred 500 years ago. He asserts rather than proposes, which rubs even this confirmed Oxfordian the wrong way.

Nonetheless, it's an incredibly detailed book (the author, while not a scholar, spent 10 years researching the book) and should convince almost anyone of de Vere's legitimacy as a contender for...more

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Oct 11, 2012 Marty Nicholas rated it 5 of 5 stars

Better than "Mysterious William Shakespeare". Up to date, well researched. The "authorship question" is not for the narrow minded. For all of us who sat through HS English and thought, "there's got to be more to this than meets the eye", this is a great place to start.

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Oct 06, 2011 Laura Knoerr rated it 4 of 5 stars

Provides a fascinating view of English politics and propaganda in the court of Queen Elizabeth. It is also a VERY compelling premise that what we know as the "Works of William Shakespeare" originated with the Earl of Oxford and his writers.

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Apr 11, 2013 Kim rated it 1 of 5 stars

Conspiracy theory rubbish, built on the thinnest arguments and non-existant evidence, Anyone interested in the authorship "question" would be much better served by reading James Shapiro's CONTESTED WILL.

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