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Monstrous Adversary:

The Life of Edward De Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
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Liverpool University Press, 2003 - Literary Criticism - 527 pages
The Elizabethan Court poet Edward de Vere has, since 1920, lived a notorious second, wholly illegitimate life as the putative author of the poems and plays of William Shakespeare. The work reconstructs Oxford’s life, assesses his poetic works, and demonstrates the absurdity of attributing Shakespeare’s works to him. The first documentary biography of Oxford in over seventy years, Monstrous Adversary seeks to measure the real Oxford against the myth. Impeccably researched and presenting many documents written by Oxford himself, Nelson’s book provides a unique insight into Elizabethan society and manners through the eyes of a man whose life was privately scandalous and richly documented.
  

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Monstrous Adversary by Alan H. Nelson is a careful examination of the life of Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford (1550-1604). The title of the book is taken from a quote by Charles Arundel, who ... Read full review

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Monstrous Adversary: The Life of Edward De Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
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Alan H. Nelson
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About the author (2003)

Alan Nelson is a professor in the Department of English at the University of California, Berkeley.

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TitleMonstrous Adversary: The Life of Edward De Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Volume 40 of Liverpool English texts and studies
Liverpool University Press - Liverpool English Texts & Studies
AuthorAlan H Nelson
Editionillustrated
PublisherLiverpool University Press, 2003
ISBN085323678X, 9780853236788
Length527 pages
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Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
  
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