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Sir Henry Neville was Shakespeare : the evidence /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Casson, John, 1951- (Author), Rubinstein, W. D. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Stroud] : Amberley Publishing, [2016]
Subjects:
Neville, Henry, > Sir, > 1564?-1615.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Authorship > Neville theory.
Table of Contents:
  • Why question the authorship? Shakespeare or Shakspere?
  • Why Sir Henry Neville? The authorship test
  • The early comedies and tragedies, 1589-1596
  • The early history plays, 1589-1596
  • Histories and comedies, 1595-1600
  • The merry wives of Windsor: a test case
  • Neville in the tower, 1601-1603
  • Release from the tower, tragedies and problems, 1603-1609
  • The romances, 1607-1611
  • The sonnets and the tempest, 1609-1611
  • The final plays: co-writing with John Fletcher, 1612-1613
  • Sir Henry Neville was Shakespeare: reviewing the evidence.