Was Shakespeare a Jew? : uncovering the Marrano influences in his life and writing /
This biography of Shakespeare presents a new perspective on the debate surrounding the real identity of William Shakespeare. Muller suggests that Shakespeare was a crypto-Jew who took care to hide his Jewish origins and that Elizabethan authorities, who were aware of this fact, attempted to eliminat...
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Lewiston, N.Y. :
Edwin Mellen Press,
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Table of Contents:
- WAS SHAKESPEARE A JEW?: Uncovering the Marrano Influences in His Life and Writing; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Mysteries around William Shakespeare; Chapter 2: The Position of Judaism in the 16th Century; Chapter 3: Shakespeare's Family; Chapter 4: The Education of William Shakespeare; Chapter 5: William Shakespeare's Professional Activities; Illustrations; Expulsion of the Jews Between 1000 and 1500; Shakespeare's Arms and Moto; Shakespeare the Player, by Garter
- 6 Known Signatures of William ShakespeareArms of the Bassano Family; Detail of the Bassano Coat-of-Arms; The Learned Pig; Droeshout Engraving in the First Folio-1623; The Marshall Engraving; Portrait of Shakespeare by Zucchero; Jansen Portrait of Shakespeare by Richard Earlom, 1610; The Kesselstadt, Funeral Mask of Shakespeare; Edward Alleyn, Actor; Portrait of Simon Forman; Portrait of Ben Jonson; Portrait of Mary Fitton; Dugdale's Sketch of the Shakespeare's Monument, 1634; Enlargement of the Dugdale's Sketch; Bust of William Shakespeare by Wenceslaus Hollar; Detail of the Hollar engraving
- Shakespeare's Bust by Charles GrignonShakespeare's Bust by George Vertue; Shakespeare's Bust in 1916; Chapter 6: William Shakespeare and Recognition by the Literary World; Chapter 7: The Public Personality of William Shakespeare; Chapter 8: The Name of Shakespeare; Chapter 9: New Place; Chapter 10: William Shakespeare's Physical Appearance; Chapter 11: Shakespeare's Relationships; Chapter 12: Shakespeare's Legacy; Conclusion; Chronology; Bibliography; Index
