Exploring the evidence that the works of Shakespeare were written by Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford

Donald Foster

The Problem of The Funeral Elegy

October 3, 2013

Can deductive reasoning lead to solving Shakespeare authorship problems? Joe Sobran writes an interesting exchange between Holmes and Watson as they discuss The Funeral Elegy and Professor Donald Foster’s assertion that his computer analysis reveals the poem was indeed authored by the Bard.

Master F. W. D., R. I. P.

March 13, 2006

John Rollett takes a fresh look at Prof. Donald Foster’s award-winning thesis of 10 years ago that the enigma of the Sonnets Dedication was actually nothing more than a typographical error.

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Donald Foster

The Problem of The Funeral Elegy

Master F. W. D., R. I. P.

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