Monstrous Adversary The Life of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford |
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| Author:
| Nelson, Alan H. |
| Series title: | Liverpool English Texts and Studies LUP Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-85323-688-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $74.99 |
Book Description:
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The Elizabethan Court poet Edward de Vere has, since 1920, lived a notorious second, wholly illegitimate life as the putative author of the poems and plays of William Shakespeare. The work reconstructs Oxford's life, assesses his poetic works, and demonstrates the absurdity of attributing Shakespeare's works to him. The first documentary biography of Oxford for over seventy years, Monstrous Adversary seeks to measure the real Oxford against the myth. Impeccably researched and...
More DescriptionThe Elizabethan Court poet Edward de Vere has, since 1920, lived a notorious second, wholly illegitimate life as the putative author of the poems and plays of William Shakespeare. The work reconstructs Oxford's life, assesses his poetic works, and demonstrates the absurdity of attributing Shakespeare's works to him. The first documentary biography of Oxford for over seventy years, Monstrous Adversary seeks to measure the real Oxford against the myth. Impeccably researched and presenting many documents written by Oxford himself, Nelson's book provides a unique insight into Elizabethan society and manners through the eyes of a man whose life was privately scandalous and richly documented.