McIntosh, P. D.. "Every word doth almost tell my name" : the authorship of Shakespeare's sonnets

Folger bibliographic ID: 333608
Folger call number: PR2848 .M347 2013
Folger holdings ID: 485259

"Poems, first published 400 years ago in Shakespeare's Sonnets, not about a woman, but a man. Who was he? This question and others have perplexed scholars for centuries. This book takes an approach to the difficult issues presented by the Sonnets and upsets many assumptions about the handsome young man, the Dark Lady, Mr. W.H. and Shakespeare himself"--Provided by publisher

General notes

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents

Death of a poet -- A question of age -- The elusive Shakespeare -- A strange disconnection -- "My lovely boy" -- Shakespeare gets intimate -- A troubled relationship -- The dedication puzzle -- Who was the fair youth? -- The royal male -- Cadiz, glory and treason -- Deciphering the dedication -- The royal connection -- Vocabulary and imagery -- New light on the dark lady -- Death and the maiden -- The "heaven-born goddess" -- A tiger's heart

Extended title: "Every word doth almost tell my name" : the authorship of Shakespeare's sonnets / P.D. McIntosh ; foreword by Rodney Croome

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Sonnets

author: McIntosh, P. D.