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Shakespeare's Lost Kingdom: The True History of Shakespeare and Elizabeth
- Beauclerk is a direct descendant of Edward de Vere--who some believe is the true author of Shakespeare's plays--and served as president of the Shakespeare Oxford Society
Hardcover, 448 pages
Published
April 13th 2010
by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
(first published March 30th 2010)
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I just started this and I love it already! Fie on the spurious gloveseller theory!....I do like it a lot but it's dense and I'm giving it a rest for a bit. It's the kind of book that needs to be absorbed.
Beauclerk has proposed a bold and provocative theory, and I am not talking about the authorship question, de Vere is Shake-speare. It is the only thesis that makes a bit of sense. I know that is bad for Stratford business and the whole academic industry that has grown up around that idea, but there you are. Biography matters and de Vere has it in spades. Beauclerk's argument cast the plays in a whole new light.This is an outstanding book.
I wish I had the strength to get all the way through the book. I didn't find it an easy read and I skipped a couple of chapters, but the author did convince me that De Vere was Shakespeare. If you're interested in Elizabethean history, this book is worth the read. I had to rate it down for being somewhat difficult to work through in spite of a really interesting subject matter and some good history research.
I must confess I was a little apprehensive at first about throwing my hat into the ring with the "Oxfordians" - but I can honestly say that after reading this book, and watching a number of the Shakespeare plays, and reading six other biographies about Shakespeare, I feel comfortable saying the Earl of Oxford was the "Bard". Read this book and everything else out there for that matter and judge for yourself.
Heavens to Betsy. The Earl of Oxford was not only the author of Shakespeare's plays but also the secret son of Elizabeth I, AND was a product of Elizabeth's incestuous relationship with her uncle?! AND THEN the Earl ALSO had a relationship with his mother who gave birth to Henry Wriothesley--Shakespeare's "fair youth" ?? Can the ICK factor get any stinkier?...oddly enough, i'm finding it more and more difficult to believe that the humble glovemaker was "the author...."
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I had no intentions of starting this book now, but after browsing through the dustjacket and the first few pages I could not put it down. A historical eye-opener.
Not being a Shakespeare scholar, I have to admit being over my head at times. This book presents an indepth look at the works attributed to William Shakespeare and the history of the times. Very interesting and I will probably read it again.
Not being a Shakespeare scholar, I have to admit being over my head at times. This book presents an indepth look at the works attributed to William Shakespeare and the history of the times. Very interesting and I will probably read it again.
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