Who Wrote Shakespeare?
John Michell
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| ‘There’s something here to amuse, infuriate and perplex even the most devout Bardolater’ | | — The Independent on Sunday |
Was Shakespeare a fraud and a plagiarist, the ‘upstart crow’ described by Greene as strutting in borrowed feathers, or Jonson’s ‘Poet-Ape’ who patched plays together from others’ work? Or was his name merely a pseudonym for a well-known contemporary figure? The facts about the actor and businessman of Stratford-upon-Avon are meagre, and contrast puzzlingly with the learned, courtly philosopher revealed in the Sonnets and plays — the universal genius and supreme stylist.
John Michell has put together an enthralling investigation of the evidence and the arguments for the various candidates, including the lawyer Francis Bacon, the Earl of Oxford, and Marlowe, and not forgetting Shakespeare himself. This is a fascinating, drily humorous study of the mysteries of the authorship of Shakespeare.
Also of interest:
Shakespeare - Court, Crowd and Playhouse |
|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500281130 | | ISBN-13 978-0500281130 | | | | 23.5 x 16.7 cm | | Paperback | | 272pp | | 116 illustrations | | First published 1999 | | | | £9.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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