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Why did Shakespeare leave behind not a single work in his own hand? Is it possible that the Stratford man possessed the depth of knowledge reflected in the work? Addressing such questions, this book blends biography and historical investigation, and aims to revolutionise our understanding of the greatest writer - or writers - in our history.
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- PublisherThe History Press Ltd
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0750943742
- ISBN 13 9780750943741
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- Number of pages320
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Mint. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. This copy is in mint, unmarked condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper is in fine condition International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. I am haunted by the conviction that the divine William is the biggest and most successful fraud ever practised on a patient world' - Henry James, 1903. For centuries, scholars have debated the true identity of the author of the poems and plays attributed to William Shakespeare. Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud, Charles Dickens, John Gielgud, and Derek Jacobi, among others, have cast irresolvable doubt on the Stratford man and proposed alternatives from rival playwrights Ben Jonson and Christopher Marlowe to Queen Elizabeth I. Why did Shakespeare leave behind not a single work in his own hand? Is it possible that the Stratford man - who had a grammar school education at best - possessed the depth of knowledge reflected in the work? Was there a single man in the English theatre who knew the etiquette of the nobility, the workings of the law, and the tactics of the military and navy? So, Fields asks in his tantalising conclusion, was this actually a magnificent collaboration between two men, a partnership protected for centuries by the greatest conspiracy in literary history? Blending biography and historical investigation with vibrant scholarship and storytelling, "Players" revolutionises our understanding of the greatest writer - or writers - in our history. Ref K4. Seller Inventory # 022698
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Various (illustrator). First. HB DJ 1st GB edition. DJ not clipped. Black cloth boards, gilt titles spine. 24 x 16cm. 307 pages. b/w illusts. For centuries scholars have debated the true identity of the author of plays and poems attributed to William Shakespeare. Many have challenged this including:- Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud, Charles Dickens, John Gielgud and Derek Jacobi. Proposing alternatives such as: Ben Jonson, Christoper Marlowe, Queen Elizabeth I. Interesting book. Condition: Appears unused, like new. Seller Inventory # 003782
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