SHAKESPEARE IN SCOTLAND

Review of historical documents and topical allusions in Macbeth shows that the author knew a great deal about Scotland and that he knew it long before 1606, which orthodox scholars argue was the year it was written by William Shakespeare of Stratford-on-Avon. Six of these scholars, however, unwittin...

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Published in:The Oxfordian (Portland, Or.) Or.), 2003-01, Vol.6, p.55-70
Main Author: Whalen, Richard F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Authorship
British & Irish literature
British history
English literature
Historical text analysis
Plot (Narrative)
Poets
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Theater
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Summary:Review of historical documents and topical allusions in Macbeth shows that the author knew a great deal about Scotland and that he knew it long before 1606, which orthodox scholars argue was the year it was written by William Shakespeare of Stratford-on-Avon. Six of these scholars, however, unwittingly provide much of the evidence supporting Edward de Vere, seventeenth Earl of Oxford, as the true author of Macbeth. Generally, Shakespeare scholars today simply pay no attention to the firsthand knowledge of Scotland that is demonstrated in Macbeth.
ISSN:1521-3641