de Vere as Shakespeare: An Oxfordian Reading of the Canon

by William Farina

The question may be met with chagrin by traditionalists, but the identity of the Bard is not definitely decided. During the 20th century, Edward de Vere, the most flamboyant of the courtier poets, a man of the theater and literary patron, became the leading candidate for an alternative Shakespeare. This text presents the controversial argument for de Vere's authorship of the plays and poems attributed to Shakespeare, offering the available historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786423838
• ISBN13: 9780786423835
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher