A webinar by Stanley Wells and Paul Edmondson.

1. Not at all anonymous: Shakespeare Bites Back! co-presented by Paul Edmondson and Stanley Wells Reg. Charity No. 209302 b rought to by

2. Why are we interested? Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is the custodian of Shakespeare’s material and literary legacy . Questions about Shakespeare’s authorship of the work are asked by visitors in the Shakespeare Houses, by visiting students, and on our travels. There is a forthcoming film Anonymous being released in September.

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7. Where did it all start? Interested in showing that Shakespeare’s plays were written by a committee. She visits England and attracts high-profile attention from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorn American Delia Bacon gives talks in 1840s about Francis Bacon and Shakespeare.

11. Who are some of the main contenders?

15. What sort of arguments are put forward against Shakespeare’s authorship? Didn’t experience life needed to write the plays. Not educated enough. Books not mentioned in will. Small town background. Absence of evidence about certain areas of his life. Parents and children illiterate. Not aristocratic. Not travelled.

16. The Shakespeare Authorship Conspiracy Theories…

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