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Audiobook Title:
Shakespeare by Another Name: The Life of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, the Man who Was Shakespeare
By: Mark Anderson |
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Shakespeare by Another Name: The Life of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, the Man who Was Shakespeare
By:
Mark Anderson
Audio Length:
10 hours and 15 min.
Avg. Cust. Rating:
4.42 out of 5.0
Actor William Shaksper of Stratford had little education, never left England, and apparently owned no books. How could he have written the great plays and poetry attributed to him? Journalist Mark Anderson's biography offers tantalizing proof that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, courtier, spendthrift, scholar, traveler, soldier, scoundrel, and writer, was the real "Shakespeare".As Anderson reveals, de Vere lived in Venice during his twenties, often in debt to its moneylenders (Merchant of Venice). He led military campaigns against rebellious nobles in Scotland (Macbeth). An extramarital affair resulted in fighting between his supporters and rivals (Romeo and Juliet). And when de Vere was publicly disgraced, he began using the pen name "Shake-speare" and appealed to Queen Elizabeth I through her favorite form of entertainment: the theater.
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