Shakespeare And The Authorship Of The Sonnets

Author : Kenneth Farnol
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798582442622

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Shakespeare's Sonnets by Kenneth Farnol Pdf

Regardless of pro/anti Shakespeare factions: there are many reasons to question the authorship of 'Shakespeare's' Sonnets. This independent book compares and discusses a number of the 'Shakespeare' Sonnets with some remarkable findings. The mixed-gender Sonnets are clearly Satirical, Aristocratic or Political by nature. They were self-evidently never intended for publication in 1609. This study does not depend on unconvincing folklore or 'theories' but relies on significant evidence from the Sonnets themselves. It is advised that this book seriously challenges the status-quo. Curiously, these diverse Sonnets appear in recognisable 'blocs' of separate authorship in accordance with the non-sequential 1609 'pirated' numbering scheme. See Tables. William Shakespeare indeed wrote some of the 1609 Sonnets bearing his name, e.g., 126-154. Others, were most likely to have been written by members of the eminent Sidney/Herbert/Wroth family, together with other unknown authors. Many, such as 1-17, plainly relate to intimate heterosexual arranged-marriage issues. Those by the idiosyncratically 'Sweet' Lady Pembroke and her wayward 'Fair Youth' son William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, (who 'owned' the Sonnets) are instantly recognisable. Attention is drawn to the long-overlooked Mary Wroth/'Worth' puns and cruel sexual metaphors in Sonnets 80 and 83 alone. Subject to recent scholarship and freedom from an exclusively 'Shakespeare' mindset; this long-overdue guide-book encourages open-minded readers to re-read the Sonnets at simple face-value and draw their own conclusions...

Author : William Shakespeare,James Anthony
Publisher : Random House
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780753553145

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Shakespeare’s Sonnets, Retold by William Shakespeare,James Anthony Pdf

'James Anthony has done something I would have confidently stated to be impossible. He has "translated" Shakespeare’s sonnets and he has done so with an insolent, loveable charm ... A dazzling success’ – Stephen Fry Rediscover the greatest love poetry ever written Shall I compare you to a summer’s day? You’re more delightful, always shining strong; High winds blow hard on flowering buds in May, And summer never seems to last that long... Shakespeare’s sonnets are some of the nation’s favourite lines of verse, but the Elizabethan language can make it difficult to really understand them. Many guides offer to clarify the meaning, but lose the magic of the words by explaining them away. James Anthony has done something boldly different. He has rewritten the whole series of poems as sonnets using modern language, while retaining the rhythm and rhyme patterns that gives them such power. In doing so he breathes new life into the original poems and opens them up for a modern readership, demystifying Shakespeare’s eternal poetry with provocative new translations and delightful new lines. Presented as an attractive book with the original sonnets facing their new translations, this is a stunning collection of beautiful love poems, made new.

Author : Sonnet L'Abbe
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-20
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780771073090

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Sonnet's Shakespeare by Sonnet L'Abbe Pdf

Bronwen Wallace Memorial Award-winning poet Sonnet L'Abbé returns with her third collection, in which a mixed-race woman decomposes her inheritance of Shakespeare by breaking open the sonnet and inventing an entirely new poetic form. DOROTHY LIVESAY POETRY PRIZE FINALIST RAYMOND SOUSTER AWARD FINALIST How can poetry grapple with how some cultures assume the place of others? How can English-speaking writers use the English language to challenge the legacy of colonial literary values? In Sonnet's Shakespeare, one young, half-dougla (mixed South Asian and Black) poet tries to use "the master's tools" on the Bard's "house," attempting to dismantle his monumental place in her pysche and in the poetic canon. In a defiant act of literary patricide and a feat of painstaking poetic labour, Sonnet L'Abbé works with the pages of Shakespeare's sonnets as a space she will inhabit, as a place of power she will occupy. Letter by letter, she sits her own language down into the white spaces of Shakespeare's poems, until she overwhelms the original text and effectively erases Shakespeare's voice by subsuming his words into hers. In each of the 154 dense new poems of Sonnet's Shakespeare sits one "aggrocultured" Shakespearean sonnet--displaced, spoken over, but never entirely silenced. L'Abbé invented the process of Sonnet's Shakespeare to find a way to sing from a body that knows both oppression and privilege. She uses the procedural techniques of Oulipian constraint and erasure poetries to harness the raw energies of her hyperconfessional, trauma-forged lyric voice. This is an artist's magnum opus and mixed-race girlboy's diary; the voice of a settler on stolen Indigenous territories, a sexual assault survivor, a lover of Sylvia Plath and Public Enemy. Touching on such themes as gender identity, pop music, nationhood, video games, and the search for interracial love, this book is a poetic achievement of undeniable scope and significance.

Author : Jesse Johnson
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547016465

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Testimony of the Sonnets as to the Authorship of the Shakespearean Plays and Poems by Jesse Johnson Pdf

This book contains the speculation on the real identity of William Shakespeare and the authorship of poems that are traditionally attributed to him. Johnson states that the sonnets' tone reveals the writer's personality and that personality differs from the biographical accounts of Shakespeare.

Author : Kenneth Farnol
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1973394103

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Who Wrote Shakespeare's Sonnets? by Kenneth Farnol Pdf

This long overdue investigation carefully questions the authorship of many of 'Shakespeare's' Sonnets. The Sonnets have to be seen as a collection of individual true-life accounts by different male and female writers to be properly understood. This is the key to the integrity of these literary masterpieces. When read in this light: a clear picture soon emerges. The simple logic of these findings certainly demands further academic and non-academic attention. Some of the more satirical sonnets were indeed by Shakespeare but most were probably by 'Rival Poet' members of the aristocratic Sidney family. Many were private and confidential and patently never approved for publication. This is an extremely important point. Sonnets are not about theatre they are about real life. Several sonnets show clearly feminine style and content. The natural beauty of those by the unmistakable Mary Sidney/Herbert, Lady Pembroke; Nos.1-17, at least, shines out from the best of them. Further sonnets by her son William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke and her niece Mary Sidney/Wroth are of considerable historical and romantic interest. The evidence is overwhelming. However, we must seriously challenge the overbearing weight of centuries of sexism, false premises and half-truths surrounding the Sonnets. Prevailing pseudo-homosexual 'Fair Youth' myths, for example, are deemed dubious, distracting and unconvincing. Shakespeare was evidently not comfortable with the sonnet format but the glory, authorship and integrity of his Plays remains unsurpassed. When reading the Sonnets we find further real-life male/female stories of adolescent infatuation, ambition, and scandal in the shadow of the early 17th C. Royal Court. Just read the Sonnets in this book and then judge for yourself!

Author : Dennis Hirsch
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476692173

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Shakespeare and the Authorship of the Sonnets by Dennis Hirsch Pdf

The persona of Edward de Vere represents a contrast to the canonical, Stratfordian image of Shakespeare. His adulterous affair with a teenage girl half his age, his complicity in acts of treason against Queen Elizabeth, and the bankruptcy of his earldom due to his lavish spending all combine to paint a picture of a man contrary to the Stratfordian ideal. However, it is this unattractive portrayal of him that supports the argument that de Vere wrote the sonnets, since the sonnets themselves offer up underlying messages of ridicule, deception, avarice, and sexual obsession that doggedly champion the author's own best interests above others. This work presents an Oxfordian reading of the sonnets and the problematic life of Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford.

Author : Jesse Johnson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-17
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1330431316

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Testimony of the Sonnets as to the Authorship of the Shakespearean Plays and Poems by Jesse Johnson Pdf

Excerpt from Testimony of the Sonnets as to the Authorship of the Shakespearean Plays and Poems The Shakespearean Sonnets are not a single or connected work like an ordinary play or poem. Their composition apparently extended over a considerable time, which may be fairly estimated as not less than four years. Read literally they seem to portray thoughts, modes or experiences fairly assignable to such a period. Though variable and sometimes light and airy in their movement, the greater portion appear to reveal deep and intense emotion, the welling and tumultous floods of the inner life of their great author. And their difficulty or mystery is, that they indicate circumstances, surroundings, experiences and regrets that we almost instinctively apprehend could not have been those of William Shakespeare at the time they were written, when he must have been in the strength of early manhood, in the warmth and glow of recent and extraordinary advancement and success. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : William Theobald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B152939

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On the Authorship of the Sonnets Attributed to Shakespeare by William Theobald Pdf

Author : Kenneth Farnol
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1470983907

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The Diverse Authorship of Shakespeare's Sonnets by Kenneth Farnol Pdf

It is proposed that William Shakespeare did not write all of the sonnets bearing his name. This strictly independent publication compares and discusses all 154 'Shakespeare's' Sonnets with some remarkable findings. There are many valid reasons to question the authorship of 'Shakespeare's' Sonnets. They are clearly Satirical, Aristocratic or Political and were self-evidently never intended for illicit publication in 1609. This impartial book does not depend on unconvincing folklore or 'theories' but relies on evidence from the Sonnets themselves. William Shakespeare indeed wrote some of the Sonnets bearing his name. Many, by style and content, were more likely to have been written by the eminent Sidney/Herbert/Wroth family together with other unknown authors. Who has never wondered about the first-person authorship of 'maternal' Sonnet Nos. 1-17? Were these intimate family Sonnets really 'commissioned' to be written by a busy playwright when they are plainly in the 'sweet' metaphysical style of the distinguished poet Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke? Then, who can deny that long-overlooked Mary (Sidney) 'Wroth/Worth' puns and insensitive metaphors in Sonnet Nos. 80 and 83 were probably written by her 'Fair Youth' cousin/lover William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke (who clearly 'owned' the Sonnets) on the occasion of her arranged-marriage in 1604? Subject to recent scholarship and freedom from an exclusively 'Shakespeare' mindset: this long-overdue investigation encourages open-minded readers to reread the Sonnets at simple face-value and draw their own conclusions...

Author : Kenneth Jeffery Farnol
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798573857701

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'SHAKESPEARE'S' SONNETS - A Guide to Authorship by Kenneth Jeffery Farnol Pdf

Regardless of any pro/anti Shakespeare factions there are many valid reasons to question the authorship of 'Shakespeare's' Sonnets. They are self-evidently Satirical, Aristocratic or Political and were never intended for illicit publication in 1609. This intriguing book compares and discusses a number of 'Shakespeare's' Sonnets with some remarkable findings. This investigation does not depend on unconvincing folklore or 'theories' but relies on significant evidence from the Sonnets themselves.William Shakespeare indeed wrote some of the Sonnets bearing his name but many, by style and content alone, were more likely to have been written by the eminent Sidney/Herbert/Wroth family together with other unknown authors. Subject to recent scholarship and freedom from an exclusively 'Shakespeare' mindset; this long-overdue guide-book encourages open-minded readers to reread the Sonnets at simple face-value and draw their own conclusions...

Author : Kenneth Jeffery Farnol
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798558806076

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'SHAKESPEARE'S' SONNETS - A Guide to Authorship by Kenneth Jeffery Farnol Pdf

Regardless of any pro/anti Shakespeare factions there are many valid reasons to question the authorship of 'Shakespeare's' Sonnets. They are self-evidently Satirical, Aristocratic or Political and were never intended for illicit publication in 1609. This intriguing book compares and discusses a number of 'Shakespeare's' Sonnets with some remarkable findings. This investigation does not depend on unconvincing folklore or 'theories' but relies on significant evidence from the Sonnets themselves. William Shakespeare indeed wrote some of the Sonnets bearing his name but many, by style and content alone, were more likely to have been written by the eminent Sidney/Herbert/Wroth family together with other unknown authors. Subject to recent scholarship and freedom from an exclusively 'Shakespeare' mindset; this long-overdue guide-book encourages open-minded readers to reread the Sonnets at simple face-value and draw their own conclusions...

Author : Peter J. Smith
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781450288965

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“Ordering” Shakespeare by Peter J. Smith Pdf

For centuries, we have been told William Shakespeare was the author of his famous collection of sonnets. An industry was created and thrives today to sustain and benefit from Shakespeares name. But what if Shakespeare was not the author of the sonnets? What if what we have been told about the sonnets is fiction, not fact? In Ordering Shakespeare, author Peter J. Smith tackles the controversies surrounding the sonnets and addresses the questions of why the sonnets were originally disarranged, why they must be read in their correct sequence, and who the real authors were. Smith presents an arrangement of Shakespeares Sonnets and explains why this ordering is the best way in which to read them. He illuminates the lives of the men who wrote the verses, showing they were the recipients of a legacy they passed on as participants in a literary relaythe Relay of the Rose. Smith communicates that the sonnets were conceived and written to serve the relay in order to express, preserve, and perpetuate a philosophic and spiritual way of life that will ultimately lead humankind to perfection.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044086743531

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Shakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Springer
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1973-06-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781349155026

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Shakespeare’s Sonnets by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : Lore Li
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783668008335

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Shakespeare’s Authorship Question. A Short Input to a Long Discussion by Lore Li Pdf

Pre-University Paper from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 15 NP, , language: English, abstract: William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616 in Stratford-upon-Avon farther writing plays like "Romeo and Juliet", "Othello", "Macbeth", "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" and others. He was a brilliant playwright creating nearly 40 productions and 154 sonnets, while dwelling in London. This is at least the majority opinion taught in schools. There is however reason for doubt. While dealing a bit deeper with Shakespeare you unavoidably will come to the point that opinions differ in the question if he truly was who he pretended to be. Imagine the magnificent bard was not the author of all the dramas, comedies, history plays and poems. Or could it be possible that this famous name was just a pseudonym? And if it was, then the question is why? Which clues for and against are existing? In the English lessons we learned the prevailing aspects along with the common view about the grand composer and his plays. After a rough contribution into the authorship debate more questions emerged and the foundation of this term paper was laid. To come to one of many answers, this work will be structured at first in a short biography of Shakespeare and an overview of his time concerning the theatre and authorship in general. Afterwards I would like to explore positions that assume Shakespeare not to be the man who is thought to be the drafter Shakespeare. On the other hand also the opposing view will be presented and explained. To forge an own profound opinion it is significant to have a review about this complex of themes. A detailed presentation of my own view regarding arguments for and against Shakespeare from Stratford as the writer will be followed by a final synopsis and prospect of the issue. So the focus in this work is more on investigate the Stratford-man than on other theories, even though these will come up for discussion. Because of their multifacetedness it would go beyond the scopes of this term paper.