Rollin DeVere Jr: How I Became an Oxfordian
June 28, 2016
Names often add or lose letters or syllables through the generations. My father was Rollin R. DeVere Sr.; I’m Jr; my son is III. My
June 2016
Robert Detobel: How I Became an Oxfordian
June 21, 2016
I had never heard of Edward de Vere. I was in the first place interested in Hamlet. Possibly I was too benumbed, as many people
William Ray reviews Unreading Shakespeare by David Gontar
June 15, 2016
Professor David Gontar has traveled far from the beaten path. He teaches at Inner Mongolia University in China, as distant from American academe as an airplane can reach…
Justin Borrow: How I Became an Oxfordian
June 14, 2016
I came to discover the Shakespearean Authorship Question when I was in grade 9. For me, the most enticing thing about it was the
Ross, “Foremost Man of the Kingdom”: reviewed by Jiménez
June 12, 2016
In his opening paragraph, James Ross describes John de Vere, thirteenth Earl of Oxford, as “the last great medieval nobleman.” He continues…
Earl Showerman reviews Shakespeare & Classical Antiquity by Colin Burrow
June 7, 2016
Colin Burrow, Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, has written widely on the relationship between Renaissance literature and the classics. In his most extended study of this subject, Shakespeare & Classical Antiquity, he argues that “Shakespeare knew …
Harold Feldman: How I Became an Oxfordian
June 7, 2016
Here is another classic from our files. This article was originally published in the Summer 1983 issue of our newsletter. I was never a Stratfordian.
Hablevych Translates Hamlet’s Law into Ukrainian
June 4, 2016
Independent Shakespeare scholar Maria Hablevych has recently published The Light of Shakespeare’s Temple: Articles, Translations, a collection of her Shakespearean scholarship in Ukrainian. The book
