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In 2008, John Hudson, scholar and theatre producer, introduced the idea that Lanier wrote the works of Shakespeare. [2] [5] [6] Hudson found similarities between the works of Shakespeare and Lanier's poetry book Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum. He also noted her educated background and cosmopolitan upbringing as support of the idea.
Orville Ward Owen. Dr. Orville Ward Owen (January 1, 1854 – March 31, 1924) was an American physician, and exponent of the Baconian theory of Shakespearean authorship. Owen claimed to have discovered hidden messages contained in the works of Shakespeare/Bacon.
Emilia Lanier [a] (née Aemilia Bassano; 1569–1645) was the first woman in England to assert herself as a professional poet, [2] through her volume Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum (Hail, God, King of the Jews, 1611). Attempts have been made to equate her with Shakespeare's "Dark Lady". Hilliard Miniature
It was not until 1616, the year of Shakespeare's death, that Ben Jonson defied convention by issuing a folio collection of his own plays and poems. Seven years later the folio volume Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories & Tragedies appeared; this edition is now called the First Folio. It contains 36 plays, 18 of which were printed for ...
Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage also known as William Shakespeare: The Critical Heritage [1] is a six-volume work edited by Brian Vickers. [2] [3] Volumes 1 through 3 were published in 1974 and 1975 by Routledge & Kegan Paul. [3] Vickers' "Critical Heritage" is described as a "...more or less complete collection of criticisms of Shakespeare ...
The first book by Charlotte Stopes on Shakespearean matters was The Bacon/Shakespeare Question (1888), which examined attitudes on particular details found both in Bacon's works and in those attributed to Shakespeare. Mrs Stopes concluded that there were fundamental differences, arguing that Bacon was not the author.
Oxfordian researchers believe that the play is an early version of Shakespeare's own play, and point to the fact that Shakespeare's version survives in three quite different early texts, Q1 (1603), Q2 (1604) and F (1623), suggesting the possibility that it was revised by the author over a period of many years.
[2] [3] [4] He transformed European theatre by expanding expectations about what could be accomplished through innovation in characterization, plot, language and genre. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Shakespeare's writings have also impacted many notable novelists and poets over the years, including Herman Melville , [ 8 ] Charles Dickens , [ 9 ] and Maya ...