The Oxfordian Society
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The Oxfordian Theory:
The Oxfordian theory: The Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship proposes that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford wrote the plays and poems traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon.
The Oxfordian theory proposes that Shakespeare is a fraud and he didn’t write his own work, but instead a man named Edward de Vere was believed to have written most of his work. Edward de Vere was a poet and was also known to have written plays though none signed under his name.
Since the 1920’s the Oxfordian theory was the most popular alternative Shakespeare authorship theory. The Oxfordians studied Shakespeare’s plays, sonnets and poems, but also his parallels of language in his work and made the connections between Shakespeare and Edward de Vere of Oxford.
Slide 2:
The Oxfordian Theory
The Stratfordians were those who believe that William Shakespeare himself composed all his literature. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary a strartdtdtdis one who believes that William Shakespeare was the author of the dramatic works attributed to him.
The Elizabethan literary history specialists oppose the methodology of Oxfordian arguments. The most common method argued by Oxfordians is the apparent connection between Oxford’s life and Shakespeare’s works of art.
Shakespearean scholars usually do not take the Oxfordian theory arguments seriously due to all the misrepresentation of historical facts.
One of the most convincing pieces of evidence that fights against the Oxfordian theory is the death of Edward de Vere in 1604. According to the chronology of William Shakespeare’s plays, twelve of his plays are all composed after this date. However the Oxfordian researchers argue that the publication of “new” Shakespeare plays stopped in 1604. They also argue that the dedication to all Shakespeare’s sonnets show that Shakespeare has passed away before the
Slide 1:
The Oxfordian Theory:
The Oxfordian theory: The Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship proposes that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford wrote the plays and poems traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon.
The Oxfordian theory proposes that Shakespeare is a fraud and he didn’t write his own work, but instead a man named Edward de Vere was believed to have written most of his work. Edward de Vere was a poet and was also known to have written plays though none signed under his name.
Since the 1920’s the Oxfordian theory was the most popular alternative Shakespeare authorship theory. The Oxfordians studied Shakespeare’s plays, sonnets and poems, but also his parallels of language in his work and made the connections between Shakespeare and Edward de Vere of Oxford.
Slide 2:
The Oxfordian Theory
The Stratfordians were those who believe that William Shakespeare himself composed all his literature. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary a strartdtdtdis one who believes that William Shakespeare was the author of the dramatic works attributed to him.
The Elizabethan literary history specialists oppose the methodology of Oxfordian arguments. The most common method argued by Oxfordians is the apparent connection between Oxford’s life and Shakespeare’s works of art.
Shakespearean scholars usually do not take the Oxfordian theory arguments seriously due to all the misrepresentation of historical facts.
One of the most convincing pieces of evidence that fights against the Oxfordian theory is the death of Edward de Vere in 1604. According to the chronology of William Shakespeare’s plays, twelve of his plays are all composed after this date. However the Oxfordian researchers argue that the publication of “new” Shakespeare plays stopped in 1604. They also argue that the dedication to all Shakespeare’s sonnets show that Shakespeare has passed away before the