A Monumental Shakespeare Fraud in Stratford? A Bi-Sexual Bard?SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Read About These and Other Fascinating Stories in the Recently Released Edition of "The Oxfordian," Published by The Shakespeare Oxford Society The Shakespeare Oxford Society today announced the publication of its annual flagship journal, The Oxfordian. "With this announcement," said recently elected Society president, Matthew Cossolotto, "we hope to bring this excellent journal to the attention of a wider audience. Our 2006 outreach program also calls for publishing a series of pamphlets about 'Hot Topics in Shakespeare Authorship Studies.' More details about our 'Hot Topics' program will be announced soon." The new issue of The Oxfordian contains: --"The Stratford Bust: A Monumental Fraud," written by Richard Whalen, author of Shakespeare--Who Was He?: The Oxford Challenge to the Bard bard, in Wales, term originally used to refer to the order of minstrel-poets who composed and recited the poems that celebrated the feats of Celtic chieftains and warriors. of Avon. Whalen's article offers compelling documentary evidence A type of written proof that is offered at a trial to establish the existence or nonexistence of a fact that is in dispute. Letters, contracts, deeds, licenses, certificates, tickets, or other writings are documentary evidence. that the original monument to "Shakespeare" in Stratford-upon-Avon "shows a man of dour visage, with arms akimbo, holding a large sack of wool to his midsection mid·sec·tion n. A middle section, especially the midriff of the body. ," not the current figure of a writer with pen in hand writing on a cushion. --"Shakespeare's Sexuality and How It Affects the Authorship Issue," written by John Hamill John Hamill is an English actor who was born on May 3, 1947 in Shepherd's Bush, London. He had previously been a bodybuilder and one of England's most popular "physique models" in the late 1960s before turning to acting. , a member of the Shakespeare Oxford Society's Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. . --Also ... "Another Rare Dream: Is This An 'Authentic' Oxford Poem" by W. Ron Hess; "Two Gentlemen Two Gentlemen is a 1997 EP by The Sea and Cake. Track listing
--Plus reviews of several recent Shakespeare-related books, including: Mark Anderson's Shakespeare by Another Name; Claire Asquith's Shadowplay; William Rubenstein and Brenda James's The Truth Will Out: Unmasking the Real Shakespeare; and the De Vere De Vere may mean:
For more information about The Oxfordian, or to order copies, visit www.oxfordian.com or email the Editor, Stephanie Hopkins Hughes, at editor@oxfordian.com. About the Shakespeare Oxford Society Founded in 1957, the Shakespeare Oxford Society is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to exploring the Shakespeare authorship mystery and researching the possibility that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford Earl of Oxford was one of the older titles in the English peerage, and was held for several centuries by the de Vere family from 1141. It finally became dormant in 1703 with the death of the 20th Earl. (1550 - 1604) is the true author of the poems and plays of "William Shakespeare." For more information, visit www.shakespeare-oxford.com or call 301-946-8333. |
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