| Is Shakespeare Dead? Mark Twain Contributor(s): Benitez, Paula (Editor), Twain, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1986249506 ISBN-13: 9781986249508 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 6" W x 9" (0.27 lbs) 74 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Though it is commonly assumed to be nothing more than a stale and embarrassing rehash of the Shakespeare-Bacon controversy, Twain was up to something more than flimsy literary criticism. He was using the debate over Shakespeare's real identity to satirize prejudice, intolerance, and self-importance-in himself as well as others.... But after his passionate diatribe against the "Stratfordolators" and his vigorous support of the Baconians, he cheerfully admits that both sides are built on inference. Leaving no doubt about his satirical intent, Twain then gleefully subverts his entire argument. After seeming to be a serious, even angry, combatant, he denies that he intended to convince anyone that Shakespeare was not the real author of his works. |