Delia Bacon, History's Odd Woman Out

Delia Bacon failed in her attempt to forge a literary career, but she attracted attention with her theory that Shakespeare did not actually write the plays attributed to him. This theory and Bacon's fiction are critiqued.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The New England quarterly 1996-06, Vol.69 (2), p.223-249
Main Author: Baym, Nina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacon, Delia (1811-59)
British & Irish literature
British literature
Calvinism
Churches
Drama
English literature
Fiction
History instruction
History plays
Literary criticism
Literature
Novels
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Short stories
Theater
Theater criticism
United States history
Womens history
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Summary:Delia Bacon failed in her attempt to forge a literary career, but she attracted attention with her theory that Shakespeare did not actually write the plays attributed to him. This theory and Bacon's fiction are critiqued.
ISSN:0028-4866
1937-2213
DOI:10.2307/366666