Overview
Theories stating that plays attributed to Shakespeare were in fact written by other authors have existed for more than 200 years; some theories have been ridiculed and reviled while some have gained growing popular and scholarly support. The history of the Shakespeare controversy is presented in this revised edition of the 1992 work, with much new information and three additional chapters. Part I documents and critically assesses the most important theories on the authorship question. Part II is an annotated bibliography, arranged chronologically, of the many works that deal with the controversy from its vague beginnings to the present.
Full Product Details
Author: Warren Hope ,
Kim Holston
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.467kg
ISBN: 9780786439171
ISBN 10: 0786439173
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 15 July 2009
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
-recommended---Choice; -highly recommended---Popular Culture in Libraries; -well-written and well-researched, this book is not only an entertaining, good read but also a valuable reference work...a worthy, if quite selective, survey of an immense subject---Shakespeare Oxford Society; -even before being updated, was an invaluable primer on the history of the Shakespearean question. The present update is a must read---Brief Chronicles; -detailed---Reference & Research Book News; -helpful and reliable---James Shapiro, author of Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare?
“recommended”—Choice; “highly recommended”—Popular Culture in Libraries; “well-written and well-researched, this book is not only an entertaining, good read but also a valuable reference work...a worthy, if quite selective, survey of an immense subject”—Shakespeare Oxford Society; “even before being updated, was an invaluable primer on the history of the Shakespearean question. The present update is a must read”—Brief Chronicles; “detailed”—Reference & Research Book News; “helpful and reliable”—James Shapiro, author of Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare?
recommended --<i>Choice</i>; highly recommended --<i>Popular Culture in Libraries</i>; well-written and well-researched, this book is not only an entertaining, good read but also a valuable reference work...a worthy, if quite selective, survey of an immense subject --<i>Shakespeare Oxford Society</i>; even before being updated, was an invaluable primer on the history of the Shakespearean question. The present update is a must read --<i>Brief Chronicles</i>; detailed --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>; helpful and reliable --James Shapiro, author of <i>Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare?</i>
Author Information
Warren Hope taught in community colleges and universities in the Philadelphia area as an adjunct instructor in English following a career in publishing and public relations. He is the author of books of poems and critical studies of a number of authors including Philip Larkin and George Orwell. Kim R. Holston is a staff librarian in the multimedia department of Chester County Library, Exton, Pennsylvania where he assists the public seeking recommendations on motion pictures, audiobooks, eBooks, and music CDs. He has written or cowritten several books for McFarland.
