The Shakespeare Controversy: An Analysis of the Authorship Theories

by Warren Hope, Kim R. Holston

Theories stating that plays attributed to Shakespeare were in fact written by other authors have existed for more than 200 years; some theories have been ridiculed and reviled while some have gained growing popular and scholarly support. The history of the Shakespeare controversy is presented in this revised edition of the 1992 work, with much new information and three additional chapters. Part I documents and critically assesses the most important theories on the authorship question. Part II is an annotated bibliography, arranged chronologically, of the many works that deal with the controversy from its vague beginnings to the present.

260 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1992

About the author

Dr. Warren Thomas Hope was a poet and university professor.

After graduating from high school, Hope served in the United States Air Force, and then returned to school. He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in English from Temple University. He has worked as a printer, a warehouseman, and an editor, and eventually in publishing and public relations for the Insurance Institute of America and the American Institute for Property and Liability Underwriters.