That quote from Ben Jonson is probably one of the few personal details of the life of “William Shakespeare” that most people are aware of, and it’s usually taken at face value.
In this article from The Oxfordian, Volume 19, 2017, “Small Latine and Lesse Greeke” – Anatomy of a Misquotation, Roger Stritmatter analyzes the misquotation.
Part two of Roger’s paper will appear in another Website posting.
