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The Shakespeare Authorship Question and Philosophy: Knowledge, Rhetoric, Identity

By (author) Michael Quinn Dudley





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For nearly 200 years, people have questioned the identity of Shakespeare; however, this debate is often dismissed by most scholars as ""just a conspiracy theory,"" with the life of the poet-playwright being ""beyond doubt."" And yet, the documented facts related to the man from Stratford are meagre—where they exist at all—forcing biographers to rely heavily on their own imaginations. What does it mean to say that the traditional stance on Shakespeare's authorship is a belief as opposed to a search for knowledge? What are the ethical implications of declaring that some history is ""beyond doubt,"" and that no debate about it may be permitted? What can theories of knowledge, truth and rhetoric tell us about how knowledge of Shakespeare has been constructed and justified? To the extent that this belief has consequences for society, can it then be said to be an ethical one? Finally, what difference does it actually make—from a pragmatic perspective—who the Author was?Highly original in its scope, The Shakespeare Authorship Question and Philosophy sets out the debate's many profound philosophical dimensions concerning knowledge, historiography, truth and academic freedom—implications that transcend the debate itself.

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Publisher | Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published date | 19 Oct 2023
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 334
Dimensions | 212 x 148 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-5275-3935-8
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BISAC | biography & autobiography / literary

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