Blanding, “North by Shakespeare”: reviewed by Hyde
May 24, 2021
book review by Michael Hyde Michael Blanding, North by Shakespeare: A Rogue Scholar’s Quest for the Truth Behind the Bard’s Work (Hachette, 2021). This review
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Janet Wingate: How I Became an Oxfordian
January 19, 2021
January 19, 2021 When I read about how others became Oxfordians, I’m always surprised how people know so clearly. My experience was a slower evolution.
Pete Swartz: How I Became an Oxfordian
December 8, 2020
December 8, 2020 I had help becoming an Oxfordian. My father, a hard-headed businessman, was interested in the authorship question. I remember at an early
Paul N. Arnold: How I Became an Oxfordian
November 24, 2020
November 24, 2020 “Who cares,” right? Through high school and college, I became reasonably educated in the literature of Shakespeare. My primary major in college
Nate Briggs: How I Became an Oxfordian
October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020 I had a conversion experience. I specialized in Elizabethan Literature (LizLit) when I got my degree, and came out of school embracing
Cynthia Moore: How I Became an Oxfordian
August 27, 2020
August 27, 2020 I have always enjoyed seeing performances of Shakespeare’s plays and wish I could find excuses to use more of his beautiful phrases.
Tom Woosnam: How I Became an Oxfordian
June 27, 2020
June 27, 2020 In a word — evidence. I was in the stacks of Southern Oregon State College in Ashland, Oregon (now Southern Oregon University),
Will Shaw: How I Became an Oxfordian
November 16, 2019
November 16, 2019 Since early high school in 1960s California, I read Shakespeare in and out of class. I had a facility for languages, and
James A. Warren: How I Became an Oxfordian
August 19, 2019
August 19, 2019 I first learned of the name Edward de Vere in November 2002, in an issue of The Great Ideas Online, the weekly
Alice Knox Eaton: How I Became an Oxfordian
March 5, 2019
March 5, 2019 The traditional biography of Shakespeare never made sense to me. On a visit to Stratford-upon-Avon, I picked up a biography with the
Goldstein: Engaging Academics and Theatre Professionals
February 8, 2019
By Gary Goldstein Since the Shakespeare authorship issue is an intellectual pursuit, Oxfordians need to engage professors in English, Theatre, and History Departments to advance
International Theatre Journal Explores Authorship
February 4, 2019
Special Issue Edited by Professor Don Rubin February 4, 2019 — “The Question That Won’t Go Away: Did the Man From Stratford Really Write the
Margaret Robson: How I Became an Oxfordian
August 21, 2018
In high school or college, I heard there were doubts. My husband Norm’s grandmother was a Dever, which she said was derived from de Vere. So
The Stratford Bust: A Monumental Fraud
February 15, 2018
by Richard F. Whalen (Editorial Note: This article was originally published in The Oxfordian, vol. 8, pp. 7–24 (2005), slightly revised and republished in Shakespeare
Shelly Maycock: How I Became an Oxfordian
December 19, 2017
Perhaps you are expecting a biographical profile that explains how I became a scholar of the mysteries of Shakespeare? Not exactly. I received a great
Phillip Proulx: How I Became an Oxfordian
August 15, 2017
This is another article from our archives. It was originally published in our newsletter in Fall 1983. Phillip Proulx ran a bookkeeping service in the
