Oxford, Edward de Vere, 17th earl of

orig. Edward de Vere

(born April 12, 1550, Castle Hedingham, Essex, Eng.—died June 24, 1604, Newington, Middlesex) English lyric poet. A brilliantly gifted linguist and one of the most dashing figures of his time, Oxford was also reckless, hot-tempered, and disastrously spendthrift. He was the patron of an acting company, Oxford's Men, and possibly later of the Lord Chamberlain's Men (as hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain of England), as well as of such writers as John Lyly and Edmund Spenser. He wrote highly praised poems and plays in his earlier years, though none of the plays are known to have survived. A 1920 book by J. Thomas Looney made Oxford the leading candidate, next to William Shakespeare himself, for the authorship of Shakespeare's plays, a theory supported by the coincidence that Oxford's literary output apparently ceased just before Shakespeare's work began to appear. A major difficulty in the Oxfordian theory, however, is his death date (1604), because, according to standard chronology, 14 of Shakespeare's plays, including many of the most important ones, were apparently written after that time. The debate, however, remained lively into the 21st century.

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No references found	While speaking at the US premiere of his BAFTA-winning Swedish detective series, Wallander, Branagh confessed that he is beginning to be influenced by the theory that the true author was not William Shakespeare but the 17th Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere. Kenneth Branagh casts doubt on Shakespeare by Asian News International The collection includes Rendall's book - Shakespeare sonnets and Edward de Vere - which helped confirm Sigmund Freud's belief that Shakespeare's works were actually written by the 17th Earl of Oxford. To be or not to be ... did Shakespeare write Sonnets? University ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) The collection includes Rendall's book Shakespeare Sonnets and Edward de Vere, which helped confirm Sigmund Freud's belief that Shakespeare's works were actually written by the 17th Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere. Is this a blagger I see before me? Did Shakespeare really write all ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)	Edvard Grieg Edvard Jaderin Edvard Jäderin Edvard Mikhailovich Mirzoian Edvard Mirzoian Edvard Munch EDWA Edward Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones-Confluence Point State Park Edward Alfred Cowper Edward Arthur Milne Edward Augustus Freeman Edward Aveling Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park Edward Belcher Edward Bellamy Edward Bradford Titchener Edward Burnett Tylor Edward Caird Edward Calvin Kendall Edward Chace Tolman Edward Charles Jeffrey Edward Charles Pickering Edward Coke Edward Coley Burne-Jones Edward de Vere Edward Dembowski Edward Doisy Edward Drinker Cope Edward Durell Stone Edward Fitzgerald Edward Frankland Edward George Bulwer-Lytton Edward George Gibson Edward Gibbon Edward Gibbon Wakefield Edward Gierek Edward Granville Browne Edward Grey Edward Hastings Chamberlin Edward Henry Carson Edward Herbert Edward Hincks Edward I Edward II Edward III Edward III, King Edward IV Edward Jenner Edward John Eyre Edward Kennedy Ellington	Edward Burnet Tyler Edward Burnett Taylor Edward Burnett Tylor Edward Burnett Tylor Edward C. Kendall Edward C. Kendall Edward C. Pickering Edward C. Tolman Edward Caird Edward Calvin Kendall Edward Calvin Kendall Edward Carson, Baron Carson Edward Chace Tolman Edward Chamberlin Edward Channing Edward Charles Jeffrey Edward Charles Pickering Edward Chester Babcock Edward Clark Edward Codrington Carrington Edward Coke Edward Coley Burne-Jones Edward Cope Edward Cullen Edward Cummings Edward D. White Edward de Valera Edward de Vere Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford Edward Deladier Edward Dembowski Edward Doisy Edward Douglas White Jr. Edward Douglass White Edward Douglass White Edward Douglass White Edward Douwes Dekker Edward Drinker Cope Edward Durell Stone Edward Durell Stone Edward Durrell Stone Edward Durrell Stone Edward Elgar Edward Elgar Edward Elric Edward Estlin Edward Estlin Cummings Edward Everett Hale Edward Eyre Edward Fitzgerald Edward Fitzgerald Edward Fitzgerald Beale Edward Frankland Edward Franklin Albee III Edward Franklin Albeen Edward G Robinson Edward G. Browne Edward G. Robinson

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While speaking at the US premiere of his BAFTA-winning Swedish detective series, Wallander, Branagh confessed that he is beginning to be influenced by the theory that the true author was not William Shakespeare but the 17th Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere.

Kenneth Branagh casts doubt on Shakespeare by Asian News International

The collection includes Rendall's book - Shakespeare sonnets and Edward de Vere - which helped confirm Sigmund Freud's belief that Shakespeare's works were actually written by the 17th Earl of Oxford.

To be or not to be ... did Shakespeare write Sonnets? University ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

The collection includes Rendall's book Shakespeare Sonnets and Edward de Vere, which helped confirm Sigmund Freud's belief that Shakespeare's works were actually written by the 17th Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere.

Is this a blagger I see before me? Did Shakespeare really write all ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)

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