[twigs]

A woman published an article/book about 150 years ago that got some of this started. I noticed when I read of it that either her surname was Bacon or she was a descendant of his. So guess who she thought wrote Shakespeare? This stuff is nuts. However, it WAS an interesting period with a lot of intrigue. But I personally don’t think there’s any reasonable doubt who wrote Shakespeare. Much of what I’ve read is just plain, old-fashioned elitism. Surely someone who was educated in secondary schools back then and didn’t go to university couldn’t have written like THAT. He MUST have been well educated.

[KamperKen]

"This stuff is nuts."

This 'stuff' is actually historically very intriguing and and quite reasonably has spawned many questions and much speculation over the centuries as to who was the true author. The doubters of the conventional wisdom form quite a literary honor role.

I recommend you read "Shakespeare by Another Name" by Mark Anderson and see if it causes you to reconsider your point of view. This is one of the more recent of a fair number of books on the subject and the overall argument based on known facts is a compelling one that Edward de Vere was the true (or main) author.

If you have the time and inclination to read it, share your thoughts with me after.

[SunkenCiv]

Nope, those plays were written by some nefarious intellectual giant from the upper class! He (or she!) merely included lots of Warwickshire references and euphemisms to throw everyone off the trail! ;’)

Thanks twigs!