Monstrous Adversary : The Life of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford Paperback / softback
by Alan H. (Department of English, University of California (United States)) Nelson
Part of the Liverpool English Texts and Studies series
Paperback / softback
Description
The Elizabethan Court poet Edward de Vere has, since 1920, lived a notorious second, wholly illegitimate life as the putative author of the poems and plays of William Shakespeare.
The work reconstructs Oxford’s life, assesses his poetic works, and demonstrates the absurdity of attributing Shakespeare’s works to him.
The first documentary biography of Oxford for over seventy years, Monstrous Adversary seeks to measure the real Oxford against the myth.
Impeccably researched and presenting many documents written by Oxford himself, Nelson’s book provides a unique insight into Elizabethan society and manners through the eyes of a man whose life was privately scandalous and richly documented.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:548 pages
- Publisher:Liverpool University Press
- Publication Date:01/08/2003
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- ISBN:9780853236887
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:548 pages
- Publisher:Liverpool University Press
- Publication Date:01/08/2003
- Category:
- ISBN:9780853236887
