If not Shakespeare, then who?
The film “Anonymous” has ruffled the feathers of many literary scholars for its fictionalized portrayal of the ongoing conspiracy theory that William Shakespeare did not write his own plays but instead stole credit for works written by someone else. The film suggests the plays were written in secret by a nobleman seeking to hide his creative overtures in what was considered a tawdry and low profession at the time.
Although Shakespearean scholars overwhelmingly concede that Shakespeare did author the works bearing his name, some dissenters believe that Shakespeare’s common background and lack of details about his early life and education make the man an ill fit as the scribe behind what are considered some of the greatest literary achievements in the English language.
Full story at Discovery News.
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Isn’t it amazing that a commoner couldn’t have been a literary genius. It had to be a lord in disguise, because only blue blood could endow you with true creativity.
What utter upper class rubbish.