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About this book
Who wrote the works of Shakespeare? Revealing newly discovered evidence, John Casson and William D. Rubinstein definitively answer this question, presenting the case that the man from Stratford simply did not have the education, cultural background and breadth of life experience necessary for him to write the plays traditionally attributed to him. Instead, the most credible candidate is Sir Henry Neville, who certainly did have all the necessary qualifications. A colourful Renaissance man educated at Merton College, Oxford, Neville's life experience precisely matches that revealed in the plays. Casson and Rubinstein take us on a breath-taking journey of discovery through the development of Shakespeare's plays and poetry, compellingly drawing close parallels between the works and events in Neville's life. They reveal how Neville's annotated library books, manuscripts, notebooks and letters show he was the hidden author, who survived dangerous political times by keeping his authorship secret. The book contains a great deal of remarkable new evidence, expertly presented, that will challenge anyone's ideas about who really wrote the Shakespeare plays.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Introduction
- 1 - Why Question the Authorship? Shakespeare or Shakspere?
- 2 - Why Sir Henry Neville? The Authorship Test
- 3 - The Early Comedies and Tragedies, 1589β1596
- 4 - The Early History Plays, 1589β1596
- 5 - Histories and Comedies, 1595β1600
- 6 - The Merry Wives of Windsor: A Test Case
- 7 - Neville in the Tower, 1601β1603
- 8 - Release from the Tower, Tragedies and Problems, 1603β1609
- 9 - The Romances, 1607β1611
- 10 - The Sonnets and The Tempest, 1609β1611
- 11 - The Final Plays: Co-Writing with John Fletcher, 1612β1613
- 12 - Sir Henry Neville Was Shakespeare: Reviewing the Evidence
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Authors