The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded
The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded

Author: Delia Salter Bacon

Publisher: IndyPublish.com

Published: 1857

Total Pages: 706

ISBN-13:

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Large Format for easy reading. Sets forth Bacon's belief that Shakespeare's plays were written by a group of eminent men of the time, including Sir Francis Bacon, Edmund Spenser, and Sir Walter Raleigh. The author's concepts, labelled Baconian theory, suggest that the plays contain a vast concealed wealth of wisdom, hidden in enigmas and puzzles to be deciphered. Nathaniel Hawthorne, though not a convert, wrote a preface and helped finance the book.

The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded
The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded

Author: Delia Bacon

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-12-12

Total Pages: 828

ISBN-13: 9781981634842

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Delia Bacon was an American author and playwright who is best know today for her theory that William Shakespeare's plays were actually written by a group of British men, including Francis Bacon (no relation), Sir Walter Raleigh and others. In 1857, with Hawthorne's help, book The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakespeare Unfolded was finally published. Hawthorne generously wrote a foreward for the book, in which he stated that he did not believe her theory. In her book Delia alleged that Shakespeare could not have written the plays because he was ignorant and unschooled. The book was harshly criticized and a commercial failure. Later on, Mark Twain claimed to be impressed by it, and Walt Whitman, Henry James and others came to believe her theories, but it was too late.

Great Shakespeareans Set II
Great Shakespeareans Set II

Author: Adrian Poole

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2014-09-29

Total Pages: 1051

ISBN-13: 1472578554

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The second set of volumes in the eighteen-volume series Great Shakespeareans, covering the work of nineteen key figures who influenced the global understanding of Shakespeare

Shakespeare in America
Shakespeare in America

Author: Alden T. Vaughan

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-04-05

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 0199566380

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This book is a lively account of how American culture has embraced the English playwright and poet from colonial times to the present. It ranges widely, following the story of Shakespeare's reception in America from the scholarly - criticism, editions of the plays, and curricula - to the light-hearted - burlesques, musical comedies, and kitsch.