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January 8, 2021 169 mins
Unlocked for the public, after one year for patrons only, the final lecture of the series on Shakespeare: Could it be that "Shakespeare" wasn't Shakespeare? -- That someone else, perhaps a highly-educated aristocrat, actually wrote the works attributed to the actor from Stratford? Am I a crackpot for even entertaining such a ridiculous idea? We consider the evidence. I know this is an absurdly long one, but forgive me, it was so much fun to research and record. Please sign up as a patron in order to hear the next Myth of the Month, no. 11, on the "1619 Project" & the place of slavery in American history -- https://www.patreon.com/posts/35445626 Suggested Further Reading: S. Shoenbaum, "Shakespeare: A Compact Documentary Life"; Diana Price, "Shakespeare's Unorthodox Biopgraphy"; James Shapiro, "Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare?"
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