Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2012-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 113 Burr, William Henry 1819 1908 Bacon and Shakspere Produced by David Widger "Bacon and Shakspere" by William Henry Burr is a critical examination of the authorship of William Shakespeare's works, written as a polemic in the late 19th century. This publication includes the central argument that Shakespeare was incapable of writing the plays and poetry attributed to him, positing instead that Francis Bacon was the true author. Burr’s book delves into the discrepancies in Shakespeare's signatures, the absence of any reliable likeness of him, and an analysis of the sonnets, alongside providing historical context to the Elizabethan era. In "Bacon and Shakspere," Burr meticulously scrutinizes various aspects of Shakespeare's life and work, ultimately claiming that the famous playwright was largely a front for Bacon's literary genius. He presents evidence such as the poor quality of Shakespeare's signatures, the lack of a definitive portrait of the playwright, and various legal documents to substantiate his argument that Shakespeare was illiterate. Additionally, Burr identifies Bacon as the “concealed poet Ignoto,” suggesting Bacon wrote not only the plays but also the sonnets falsely attributed to Shakespeare. The book asserts that Bacon’s eloquence and intellect are far superior, arguing that his profound literary output has been obscured by the popular mythology surrounding Shakespeare. Ultimately, Burr’s thesis challenges conventional literary history and invites readers to reconsider the authorship of literary masterpieces. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39121/39121-rst/images/titlepage.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39121/39121-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Authorship -- Baconian theory PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics 124497 124446 2024-09-16T12:12:07.378849 2023-09-17T06:57:42.213456 text/html text/html 125894 2012-03-12T15:29:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 988825 2012-03-12T17:15:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1110576 2024-09-16T12:12:18.165288 application/epub+zip 1120344 2024-09-16T12:12:16.764321 application/pdf 150374 2024-09-16T12:12:10.231327 application/pdf 1110383 2024-09-16T12:12:12.217357 application/epub+zip 1128380 2012-03-23T08:33:22 application/pdf 157777 2012-03-23T08:33:16 application/pdf 1251829 2012-03-23T11:08:38 application/pdf application/zip 105261 2024-09-16T12:12:08.781338 application/epub+zip 1215650 2024-09-16T12:12:20.729317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1202385 2024-09-16T12:12:15.234325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200325 2022-09-18T03:37:09.833025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94200 2024-09-16T12:12:06.991857 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 94436 2012-03-12T15:29:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 35640 2012-03-12T17:15:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 92944 2012-03-12T15:29:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 35375 2012-03-12T17:15:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 92942 2012-03-12T15:29:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 35364 2012-03-12T17:15:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 28308 2024-09-16T12:12:20.890274 application/rdf+xml 76376 2024-09-16T12:12:06.603880 2023-09-17T06:57:41.887435 text/x-rst text/x-rst 76378 2012-03-12T15:29:42 text/x-rst 976669 2012-03-12T17:15:54 text/x-rst application/zip 14367 2024-09-16T12:12:10.807347 image/jpeg 3649 2024-09-16T12:12:10.533339 image/jpeg 1008814 2024-09-16T12:12:07.435872 application/octet-stream application/zip