The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded
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The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded is a 19th-century work of literary criticism that argues Shakespeare’s plays were written by a group of intellectuals rather than William Shakespeare himself.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work of literary criticism ⓘ |
| argues |
that the plays encode advanced political and philosophical doctrines
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that the supposed author lacked the education and background to write the plays ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Shakespeare authorship controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Delia Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bibliographicCategory |
19th-century non-fiction books
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books about William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalStance | skeptical of traditional Shakespeare biography ⓘ |
| eraOfAuthorshipDebate | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | philosophical ideas in Shakespeare’s plays ⓘ |
| fullTitle | The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later authorship theorists and commentators ⓘ |
| hasPart | interpretive essays on individual Shakespeare plays ⓘ |
| historicalReception |
controversial
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largely rejected by mainstream Shakespeare scholarship ⓘ |
| influenced | early Baconian and anti-Stratfordian thought ⓘ |
| isEarlyExampleOf | systematic authorship-questioning monograph ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressSubject | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616—Criticism and interpretation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainClaim | Shakespeare’s plays were written by a group of intellectuals rather than William Shakespeare of Stratford ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest extended anti-Stratfordian treatises
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its elaborate philosophical interpretation of the plays ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 676 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| proposes | that a circle of learned figures produced the works attributed to Shakespeare ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1857 ⓘ |
| publisher | Groombridge and Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Baconian theory of Shakespeare authorship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMovement | anti-Stratfordianism ⓘ |
| spellingOfNameInTitle | Shakspere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Renaissance drama
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Shakespeare authorship question ⓘ William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoryType | group authorship theory ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
Elizabethan era
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Jacobean era ⓘ |
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