Debate has swirled for years around that most significant of
literary problems, the authorship of Shakespeare's works. Now
Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, a recognized poet and
playwright, has eclipsed Bacon, Marlowe, and all the other
candidates for authorship honors. Lengthy and specialized studies
have detailed the historico-literary case for Oxford and against
the man from Stratford-on-Avon . . . Shakespeare: Who Was He? is
the first book to give the general reader a clear, readable,
concise analysis of the arguments for both men. Most intriguing are
the many direct parallels between Oxford's life and Shakespeare's
works, especially in Hamlet, the most autobiographical of the
plays. Shakespeare: Who Was He? is a literary mystery of monumental
proportions. Whalen's presentation breathes new life into the plays
and sonnets through this breakthrough examination of the real-life
Hamlet, Edward de Vere, the 17th earl of Oxford. William
Shakespeare is the only literary figure whose very identity is a
matter of long-standing and continuing dispute. Was he really the
glover's son from Stratford-on-Avon? Or was he someone else writing
under the pseudonym William Shakespeare? The question has been
called the foremost literary problem in world literature and
history's biggest literary whodunnit. Interest in it has never been
greater, and that interest is growing now that a consensus has
formed for Edward de Vere, the seventeenth earl of Oxford, as the
leading candidate. Oxford, a recognized poet, playwright, and
patron of acting companies, has eclipsed Bacon, Marlowe, and all
the other candidates. The Oxfordian challenge is now being covered
in scholarly books, in articles in magazines such as The New Yorker
and Atlantic Monthly, and on television, including an hour-long PBS
FrontLine program. The issue has even been debated in a moot court
before three justices of the Supreme Court--with an intriguing
outcome. Whalen's book is the first to provide a clear, concise,
readable summary for the general reader, one that analyzes the main
arguments for both the man from Stratford-on-Avon and the earl of
Oxford. His conclusion? The case for Oxford is much more
persuasive. Oxford's life in general and in its particulars is
mirrored throughout the works of Shakespeare in many striking ways,
particularly in Hamlet, the most autobiographical of the plays.
Many who have examined the case for Oxford have had their
appreciation of Shakespeare transformed and immensely enriched.
This book will be required reading for those who love Shakespeare
and want to know more about why the authorship controversy
persists. The main narrative, which takes the reader easily through
the pros and cons for each man, is supplemented by extensive,
entertaining endnotes and appendixes, plus a comprehensive,
annotated bibliography.
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