WHO WROTE SHAKESPEARE?.

Michell John

ISBN 10: 0500281130 / ISBN 13: 9780500281130

Published by Thames and Hudson, New York, 1996

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Das Buch untersucht die Kontroversen um die Autorschaft der Werke Shakespeares. John Michell analysiert verschiedene Theorien und präsentiert in humorvoller Weise die Argumente verschiedener Forscher und Exzentriker. Zustand: Einband mit geringfügigen Gebrauchsspuren, insgesamt SEHR GUTER Zustand! Stichworte: Genres: Literaturkritik, Biografie, Geschichte; Schlagworte: Shakespeare, Autorschaft, Literatur, Rätsel, Theorien, Biografie, Kulturgeschichte, Literaturkritik, Englische Literatur, John Michell. 272 Seiten Englisch 488g.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: WHO WROTE SHAKESPEARE?.
• Publisher: Thames and Hudson, New York
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0500281130
• ISBN 13: 9780500281130
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Weight: 488 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Belletristik - Weltliteratur (ab 1920) & Zeitge...

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Synopsis

Was the famous poet and writer really a fraud and plagarist? Was his name really a pseudonym for a well-known contemporary figure? These questions have been debated since the 18th century. The facts about Shakespeare are surprisingly meagre, and contrast puzzlingly with the learned, courtly philosopher revealed in the sonnets and plays. Respected scholars and obsessive eccentrics have put forward many theories, suggesting that the works of Shakespeare were written by Francis Bacon, the Earl of Oxford, or Marlow. This is an investigation of the claims and counter-claims, reading like a series of detective stories. He lays out the evidence and the arguments for the various candidates, not forgetting Shakespeare himself, and provides a drily humorous commentary on the research and prejudices of their champions while adding insights of his own.

Review

'Fascinating and plain cheeky'
--The Week