The Problem of the Shakespeare Plays (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Problem of the Shakespeare PlaysIn a letter which appeared in "The Times" on 28th December, 1901, I suggested the following points relating to the authorship of the Shakespeare plays, as deserving thoughtful consideration.1. According to Halliwell-Phillipps, Shakspere's most complete biographer, Shakspere, when he left Stratford at the age of twenty-one or twenty-three, was "all but destitute of polished accomplishments, " and "could not have had the opportunity of acquiring a refined style of composition."2. There is no evidence that he was addicted to study, but much to the contrary.3. The plays show an acquaintance with Latin, Greek, Italian, French and Spanish , and with many works in these different languages.4. Also an exact knowledge of law, in its various branches, and of medicine, natural history, horticulture and natural philosophy, up to and beyond the limit of learning of the age.5. One man there was, of surpassing genius, who, by laborious study, had acquired all these forms of knowledge Was there another who had attained exactly the Same various knowledge by intuition?6. Macaulay, Shelley and Spedding recognize that the poetical faculty was powerful in Bacon's mind.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.