Sir Henry Neville, Alias William Shakespeare: Authorship Evidence in the History Plays

by Mark Bradbeer and John Casson

Shakspere's history plays are more than dramatized history lessons. They explore contemporary dangers inherent in royal succession at a time when Elizabeth I decreed that mere discussion of who would inherit the throne was treason. The plays were political and therefore dangerous. Yet William Shakspere from Stratford-upon-Avon was never arrested for his writing nor spent time in prison, unlike his fellow playwrights Marlowe, Kyd and Jonson.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786494816
• ISBN13: 9780786494811
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher