Casson, John. Sir Henry Neville was Shakespeare : the evidence

Folger bibliographic ID: 351082
Folger call number: PR2947.N48 C37 2016
Folger holdings ID: 499758

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 write the plays traditionally attributed to him. Instead, the most credible candidate is Sir Henry Neville, who certainly did have all the necessary qualifications. A colourful Renaissance man educated at Merton College, Oxford, Neville's life experience precisely matches that revealed in the plays. Casson and Rubinstein take us on a breath-taking journey of discovery through the development of Shakespeare's plays and poetry, compellingly drawing close parallels between the works and events in Neville's life. They reveal how Neville's annotated library books, manuscripts, notebooks and letters show he was the hidden author, who survived dangerous political times by keeping his authorship secret. The book contains a great deal of remarkable new evidence, expertly presented, that will challenge anyone's ideas about who really wrote the Shakespeare plays

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Extended title: Sir Henry Neville was Shakespeare : the evidence / John Casson and William D. Rubinstein

Neville, Henry, Sir, 1564?-1615 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

author: Casson, John, 1951-
subject: Neville, Henry, Sir, 1564?-1615
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
author: Rubinstein, W. D.