Description:Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Francis Bacon, Delia Bacon, Baconian theory, Ignatius L. Donnelly, William Henry Smith, James Wilmot, George Fabyan, Orville Ward Owen, James Wilde, 1st Baron Penzance, Bacon's cipher, Walter Conrad Arensberg, Hezekiah Lord Hosmer, Elizabeth Wells Gallup. Excerpt: The Baconian theory of Shakespearean authorship holds that Sir Francis Bacon, lawyer, philosopher, essayist and scientist, wrote the plays conventionally attributed to William Shakespeare, and that the historical Shakespeare was merely a front to shield the identity of Bacon, who could not take credit for the works because being known as a lowly playwright for the public stage would have impeded his ambition to hold high office. Bacon was the first alternative candidate suggested as the true author of Shakespeare's plays. The theory was first put forth in the mid-nineteenth century, based on perceived correspondences between the philosophical ideas found in Bacon's writings and the works of Shakespeare. Legal and autobiographical allusions and cryptographic ciphers and codes were later found in the plays and poems to buttress the theory. All but a few academic Shakespeare scholars reject the arguments for Bacon authorship, as well as those for all other alternative authors. The Baconian theory gained great popularity and attention in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, although since the mid-twentieth century the primacy of his candidacy as the true author of the Shakespeare canon has been supplanted by that of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. Despite the academic consensus that Shakespeare wrote the works bearing his name and the decline of the theory, supporters of Bacon continue to argue for his candidacy through organizations, books, newsletters, and websites. Sir Francis Bacon was a major scientist, philosopher, courtier, diplomat, es...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Baconian Theory of Shakespearean Authorship: Francis Bacon, Delia Bacon, Baconian Theory, Ignatius L. Donnelly, William Henry Smith. To get started finding Baconian Theory of Shakespearean Authorship: Francis Bacon, Delia Bacon, Baconian Theory, Ignatius L. Donnelly, William Henry Smith, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Baconian Theory of Shakespearean Authorship: Francis Bacon, Delia Bacon, Baconian Theory, Ignatius L. Donnelly, William Henry Smith
Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Francis Bacon, Delia Bacon, Baconian theory, Ignatius L. Donnelly, William Henry Smith, James Wilmot, George Fabyan, Orville Ward Owen, James Wilde, 1st Baron Penzance, Bacon's cipher, Walter Conrad Arensberg, Hezekiah Lord Hosmer, Elizabeth Wells Gallup. Excerpt: The Baconian theory of Shakespearean authorship holds that Sir Francis Bacon, lawyer, philosopher, essayist and scientist, wrote the plays conventionally attributed to William Shakespeare, and that the historical Shakespeare was merely a front to shield the identity of Bacon, who could not take credit for the works because being known as a lowly playwright for the public stage would have impeded his ambition to hold high office. Bacon was the first alternative candidate suggested as the true author of Shakespeare's plays. The theory was first put forth in the mid-nineteenth century, based on perceived correspondences between the philosophical ideas found in Bacon's writings and the works of Shakespeare. Legal and autobiographical allusions and cryptographic ciphers and codes were later found in the plays and poems to buttress the theory. All but a few academic Shakespeare scholars reject the arguments for Bacon authorship, as well as those for all other alternative authors. The Baconian theory gained great popularity and attention in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, although since the mid-twentieth century the primacy of his candidacy as the true author of the Shakespeare canon has been supplanted by that of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. Despite the academic consensus that Shakespeare wrote the works bearing his name and the decline of the theory, supporters of Bacon continue to argue for his candidacy through organizations, books, newsletters, and websites. Sir Francis Bacon was a major scientist, philosopher, courtier, diplomat, es...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Baconian Theory of Shakespearean Authorship: Francis Bacon, Delia Bacon, Baconian Theory, Ignatius L. Donnelly, William Henry Smith. To get started finding Baconian Theory of Shakespearean Authorship: Francis Bacon, Delia Bacon, Baconian Theory, Ignatius L. Donnelly, William Henry Smith, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.