Shakespeare by Another Name:The Life of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford - Mark Anderson Audiobook
Language: EnglishKeywords:
1500’s
Edward De Vere
England
Shakespeare
Theater Arts
Shared by:jodindy
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Read by Simon Prebble
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Abridged
Publisher: HighBridge Company
Edition: Abridged
Release date: March 23, 2007
Duration: 10:14:53
Edward de Vere’s life and letters indicate that he was the true author of the works of Shakespeare. Weaving together ten years of research, this biography of the adventurous Elizabethan earl is a triumph of literary detective work.
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.
The earl’s inconvenient death in 1604, however, requires Anderson to explain away all contemporary references in the last phase of Shakespeare’s output with the same vehemence with which he found earlier coded identifications.
The idea that Shakespeare’s plays were written by someone other than the Stratford actor has been around for centuries. In this controversial audio book, Mark Anderson contends that Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, was in fact their author. Simon Prebble, who has acted in Shakespearean dramas himself, does his usual first-rate job, with the narrative and the dramatic excerpts. This isn’t an audio book to listen to while you’re distracted–particularly in this abridged format, the great number of historical characters and events are difficult to follow. But it’s worth the effort. Overall, Anderson sticks to the evidence and doesn’t sound defensive about his argument. Whether it holds up is for the specialists to determine, but the listener will find that he makes a compelling case. D.B. (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine
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This post has 6 comments with rating of 3.5/5
July 24th, 2018
I thought that the real Shakespeare was undoubtedly Francis Bacon/Christopher Marlowe/Queen Elizabeth?
July 24th, 2018
COMPLETE nonsense. Don’t waste your time. I love the last line of the description “Whether it holds up is for the specialists to determine, but the listener will find that he makes a compelling case” — so,… yes, we admit its nonsense an expert examines it, but heck it’s a fun argument, right? Why bother.
July 24th, 2018
Absolutely right, roeyrboat - it kind of collapses towards the end. Also, the reason some critics won’t accept Shakespeare’s authorship is pure snobbery. They can’t believe that a random “ordinary” person from Stratford could write those works.
It could only be Lord Such-and-Such, another noble numbskull. It’s a feature of the British class system, worship of aristocrats no matter how dull or dim they actually are.
July 24th, 2018
But thanks for the book, jodindy - all contributions gratefully received. The Tudor period is still a fascinating period of study.
July 24th, 2018
Thanks for posting!
I’ve been looking forward to this.
True or not, it should be a fun read.
Inspired a great movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBmnkk0QW3Q
December 16th, 2018
I know very little of this man but the statement regarding Shakespheare, “Actor William Shakespeare of Stratford had little education, never left England, and apparently owned no books” is just not true. From what I have read he did indeed own books and did write. His pal Christopher Marlowe was an author and as we know people of the same profession tend to stick together. I think we can safely come to the conclusion that whatever Shakespeare was, he was a writer.
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