| Who Wrote Shakespeare? Revised Edition Contributor(s): Michell, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0500281130 ISBN-13: 9780500281130 Publisher: Thames & Hudson OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: Was the most famous poet and writer of all time a fraud and a plagiarist? Was Shakespeare the "upstart crow" described by Greene as strutting in borrowed feathers, or Jonson's "Poet-Ape" who patched plays together from others' work? These questions have been debated ever since the eighteenth century, when the writing styles of Marlowe and other playwrights were discerned in such plays as Titus Andronicus. The orthodox view is that the author of the works of Shakespeare was, of course, the actor and businessman of Statford-upon-Avon. But the known facts about this man are surprisingly meager and contrast puzzlingly with the learned, courtly philosopher revealed in the sonnets and plays -- the universal genius and supreme stylist. John Michell's witty investigation of the theories and claims reads like a series of detective stories. By the end of the book even the most faithful disciples of the Bard will find themselves asking, "Who Wrote Shakespeare?" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Drama | Shakespeare - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 95062460 |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 6.58" W x 9.19" (1.04 lbs) 274 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Was the famous poet and writer really a fraud and plagarist? Was his name really a pseudonym for a well-known contemporary figure? |