The Mysterious William Shakespeare: The Myth & the Reality Subsequent Edition

by Charlton Ogburn (Author)

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Publisher : Epm Pubns Inc; Subsequent edition (October 1, 1992)
Language : English
Hardcover : 892 pages
ISBN-10 : 0939009676
ISBN-13 : 978-0939009671
Item Weight : 3.84 pounds
Dimensions : 7.25 x 2 x 10.25 inches

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JJC

Along with Looney, the ultimate Oxfordian volume

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2020

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The first part is a refutation of Stratfordism and the second part a biography of Edward DeVere, 17th Earl of Oxford, who by an overwhelming number of concurrences and beyond reasonable doubt is shown to be the author of the plays and poetry of William Shakespeare. If brevity is your preference this work will not be for you as Ogburn goes over the ground quite as thoroughly as possible. I found it a fascinating and satisfying read due to the author's long and extensive experience with the subject and the honesty with which he presents his conclusions and discusses the grey areas.

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Leo J Mauler

turns out to be a very knowledgeable as well as intelligent person, and many of the "blunders" commonly associated ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2014

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I find well-researched books to be an absolute treasure. Regardless of your opinion of the Shakespeare Authorship Question, Charlton Ogburn has written a book on everything that can be said about Shakespeare--both the Author and the Shakespeare from Stratford, which may not be the same person--with many forms of documentation to back up everything that can be backed up with documentation. Shakespeare himself, whomever he was, turns out to be a very knowledgeable as well as intelligent person, and many of the "blunders" commonly associated with Shakespeare's plays turn out to be evidence that Shakespeare knew things about his world that the common man (then and now) did not. Ogburn also makes a very good case from the documentation that there is reason to question the Stratfordian ideal that the Shakespeare from Stratford on Avon wrote the plays, sonnets, and poems. Of the statements made which either cannot or cannot completely be backed up by documentation, Ogburn writes a clever and consistent narrative, much better than the narrative presented about the Stratford Shakespeare. Overall I rate this as a book which everyone with an interest in Shakespeare should read. Even if you have completely made up your mind about the Authorship of the plays and the sonnets, you will learn something new about Shakespeare and Shakespeare's World from this book.

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John J Rogan

Anti-Shakespeare Trash

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2018

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If you want to know where the testament for the anti-Shakespeare snobs coem from - it is this.

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BusstopWillyg

Master work !

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2015

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Probably the definitive work on the Shakespeare question...if you can read Ogburn's revelation of the notes ['weaver's beam'] in de Vere's Genevan Bible, or better, the fact that the translator of Ovid's Metamorphoses, the work that even the Stratfordians note was seminal to the plays, was his UNCLE and Latin tutor, living in his household, and that de Vere might even have been the actual translator in his teens, and still doubt that Shake-speare was actually the 17th Earl of Oxford, you must be a hard nut indeed. Most of the rational criticism of Oxford as being the Bard must completely and finally dissolve into nonsense in face of the evidence collected here....
A great review of the essence of Looney's work takes up half a chapter, and is a terrific condensation of that 'greatest of detective stories."
I read, and re-read this constantly.

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Andrea K. Padilla

Great book. Great service.

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2019

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Great book better than described. Easy transaction and very pleased with the entire arrangement. Thank you.

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Laurel Vanmaren

This is a Question that Matters!

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2006

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I keep hearing people drone on about how the authorship question doesn't matter....but it DOES matter. The fact that so many in academia defend the Stratford man's position as author shows what hypocrites they are. If it doesn't matter, then declare de Vere author and move on, eh?? Why can't they do it? Because they prefer propoganda.

This book reads like a detective novel! I went to it as a Stratfordian with a degree in English literature. I took every Shakespeare class I could in college. I came out the other end convinced that, regardless of who it might be, it ISN'T the Stratford man.
I keep buying copies of this for friends and family and am grateful for Amazon.com because it beats doing book searches the OLD way!!!

I gave up a long time ago expecting the mainstream to tell the truth about anything. This is just another instance of laziness in academia (like we needed one more). Colleges and Universities and badly educated high school English teachers will continue selling the Stratford man propoganda to students because it beats having to do any research or learn a new thing. In the meantime, people who want to know things have to find them out for themselves.

This book is an opportunity to open up your mind. Whether you agree or not with the conclusion, you will at least realize that it is a much more complex historical question than what any English teacher you ever had has led you to believe.

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RMG22

Great support for Oxford Authorship

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2009

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This book is quite the tome! The small print sometimes dismayed me (especially for readers who can't read small print).

You'll be filled with mirth as Ogburn delves into how the so called "shakespeare professors" contradict themselves, unjustly attack Ogburn, and deliberately strive to mislead people. Their use of deceit is at its fullest... it's really a dictatorship; all the "professors" constantly spout lies, and people buy them!

A few errors of Ogburn persist; like all good books. Ogburn didn't give proof that Edward de Vere was buried in westminster abbey, and, he keeps stating as if "William Shake-speare" actually existed! Shakespeare was just a fictitious character to replace de Vere, he never existed. Especially since his countenance derives from a balding Edward de Vere...

Anyone seeking answers and CLARITY behind the plays (such as Hamlet) should buy this book. Hamlet becomes more 3D-shaped once you learn about Corambis being used instead of Polonius in the early printings (a joke on William Cecil meaning "two-hearted;" playing off of his motto of "one heart, one way"). Edward de Vere really was the jester...

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Jane.maynard

Curious about who may have really written the works of Shakespeare? If so, this is the book for you.

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2018

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Great read.

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