The Marlowe-Shakespeare Connection: A New Study of the Authorship Question

by Samuel L. Blumenfeld

This book addresses the long-standing debate over the Shakespeare authorship problem and offers a daring that the true author of the works attributed to Shakespeare was in fact poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe. The author suggests that Marlowe, supposedly killed in a tavern brawl in 1593, actually faked his own death in order to save himself from an inquisition and certain execution, then continued writing under the pseudonym of William Shakespeare. Citing substantial and compelling evidence, the author outlines several hypotheses to support his case, including the theory that several top people in Queen Elizabeth's government were involved in the plot to save Marlowe (who was reportedly a spy in the Secret Service.)

360 pages, Paperback

First published May 28, 2008

Reviews

[Jorun Bork · Rating 2 out of 5]

Overall interesting with many different sources, but also arguments and points that are difficult to argue.