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 2014-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 71 Durning-Lawrence, Edwin, Sir 1837 1914 Durning-Lawrence, Sir Edwin The Shakespeare Myth Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The Shakespeare Myth" by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence is a critical examination of the traditional narrative surrounding William Shakespeare, written in the early 20th century. This book challenges the widely accepted authorship of Shakespeare's works, suggesting that they were actually penned by Francis Bacon, and delves into the historical and biographical inconsistencies pertaining to Shakespeare's life. It reflects the early 1900s cultural skepticism towards established literary canon and examines the implications of the authorship debate on the understanding of English literature. In this book, Durning-Lawrence meticulously dissects the evidence associated with Shakespeare, including his supposed signature, the publication of his plays, and the historical context of his life. He points out various discrepancies, such as the fact that only a handful of plays can be firmly attributed to Shakespeare during his lifetime, while many others emerged posthumously with significant alterations. Through an exploration of historical documents, scripts, and Bacon's own writings, he presents the argument that Shakespeare was not the prolific playwright and poet but rather a pseudonym used by Bacon to shield the true author from political and social scrutiny. The book is a unique contribution to literary criticism and raises profound questions about authorship, legacy, and the nature of literary genius. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Authorship -- Baconian theory Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626 -- Authorship PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 110525 110538 2024-09-19T17:19:18.973768 2023-09-20T13:14:04.892162 text/html text/html 109231 2014-11-22T09:31:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 16857021 2014-11-22T09:32:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5484297 2024-09-19T17:19:24.978264 application/epub+zip 5481987 2024-09-19T17:19:21.014811 application/epub+zip 225971 2024-09-19T17:19:19.543729 application/epub+zip 6066468 2024-09-19T17:19:27.390182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6056143 2024-09-19T17:19:23.449202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 819027 2022-09-21T14:18:55.025725 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88961 88884 2024-09-19T17:19:18.514747 2023-09-20T13:14:04.284158 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 88906 2014-11-22T09:31:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 33614 2014-11-22T09:32:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18365 2024-09-19T17:19:27.518196 application/rdf+xml 21530 2024-09-19T17:19:19.725737 image/jpeg 3190 2024-09-19T17:19:19.633733 image/jpeg 16228291 2024-09-19T17:19:19.118755 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia