KENT—Who wrote Shakespeare’s plays? The Shakespeare authorship question has been the subject of heated debate for generations. Now, Kent’s John Milnes Baker will make the case that Edward de Vere was the real Shakespeare on Thursday, June 27, at 6:30 p.m.
This concise introduction to the controversy challenges the conventional narrative that Will Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon was the author of the works of William Shakespeare. Anyone with natural curiosity will find the case for Edward de Vere as the real William Shakespeare a fascinating subject for further investigation.
Edward de Vere, 17th earl of Oxford, was born April 12, 1550, at Castle Hedingham, Essex, England, and died June 24, 1604. An English lyric poet and theatre patron, he was virtually contemporaneous with Shakespeare ( c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) and became, in the 20th century, the strongest candidate proposed—other than Shakespeare himself—for the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays. Evidence exists that Oxford was known during his lifetime to have written some plays, though there are no known examples.
Baker is an award-winning architect and former adjunct professor at the New School University.
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