Oxfordians
people who believe that the Earl of Oxford wrote Shakespeare's works
TRANSLATION
Oxfordians = Diejenigen, die den Earl of Oxford als den Hauptautor der Shakespeareschen Stücke ansehen
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"In recent decades, Edward de Vere, Seventeenth Earl of Oxford, has become the preferred candidate as an alternate Shakespeare, with many OXFORDIANS arguing their case passionately in books, journals (including the Elizabethan Review), and most recently on the Internet."
(David Kathman - Why I am not an Oxfordian)
(David Kathman - Why I am not an Oxfordian)
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Oxfordian
1. The theory attributing the authorship of William Shakespeare's works to Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford.
2. A person who believes in this theory.
[After Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550-1604).]
A related term, Stratfordian, is used to describe a person who believes Shakespeare himself to be the true author. The term derives from the name of the English town Stratford-on-Avon that is the birthplace and burial place of Shakespeare.
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TALKING POINT
If you really want to impress your British (and American) friends with your knowledge of English literature just ask:
"Are you an Oxfordian, or a Stratfordian*?"
But read Kathman's article first: http://shakespeareauthorship.com/whynot.html
Home page of the Shakespeare Oxford Society: http://shakespeare-oxford.com/
1. The theory attributing the authorship of William Shakespeare's works to Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford.
2. A person who believes in this theory.
[After Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550-1604).]
A related term, Stratfordian, is used to describe a person who believes Shakespeare himself to be the true author. The term derives from the name of the English town Stratford-on-Avon that is the birthplace and burial place of Shakespeare.
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TALKING POINT
If you really want to impress your British (and American) friends with your knowledge of English literature just ask:
"Are you an Oxfordian, or a Stratfordian*?"
But read Kathman's article first: http://shakespeareauthorship.com/whynot.html
Home page of the Shakespeare Oxford Society: http://shakespeare-oxford.com/
