Douglas Wilson has written an imaginative article on the “real Shakespeare” (see pgs 6-19). Adopting the Oxfordian theory of Shakespearian authorship, and particularly that of Mark Anderson, Wilson advances the claim that Shakespeare was a Puritan by examining relationships between Edward de Vere and the Martin Marprelate tracts. Wilson sees a similar satirical wit in “Shakespeare” and Marprelate, […]
