An Anatomy of the Marprelate Controversy, 1588-1596: Retracing Shakespeare's Identity and That of Martin Marprelate

by Elizabeth Appleton

This study provides a blueprint of the texts and intricacies of this battle of writings and of the protagonists involved. It recovers the poet and playwright Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (under pseudonyms) as the leader of the writers defending the Church and Crown and the liberty of the stage against te Puritains and Martinists.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773474900
• ISBN13: 9780773474901
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
• Length: 472 Pages