Theater Talk: Prof. James Shapiro

Prof. James Shapiro of Columbia University discusses the question "who really wrote Shakespeare?" and the centuries-old "authorship" controversy surrounding the playwright, the subject of his new book, "Contested Will."

Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins.
The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekly on Thirteen/WNET in New York and WGBH in Boston. Now, CUNY TV offers New York City viewers additional opportunities to catch each week's show. (Of course, Theater Talk is no stranger to CUNY TV, since the show is taped here each week before its first airing on Thirteen/WNET.)
The series is produced by Theater Talk Productions, a not-for-profit corporation and is funded by contributions from private foundations and individuals, as well as The New York State Council on the Arts.
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[tharleyify]

@Steerpike07 To be really honest i have grave doubts that the Shakespeare of Stratford wrote the plays, never-mind the sonnets. If Shakespeare didn't already have his name on the plays & a case had to be made for him as the author,the facts just aren't there. No self respecting historian would even go there. But possession is 9/10th of the law & his name is on the cover. So until something solid comes to light Shakespeare is the bard.

[Steerpike07]

@tharleyify Good point. Shapiro argues this well. But we still need to answer a lot of gaps in Will's story. Shapiro's book also explains where a document listing his books might be. I guess the conspiracy theories multiply to fill the gaps.

[tharleyify]

Was De Vere or Bacon working in a theatre mixing with actor's on a regular basis ?

Is'nt Shapiro saying that was a must for whoever was the author.

Shakespeare is still the man until there is proof, best guesses are'nt enough.

This is something that annoy's me about the internet, all this rumour crap.

[ChaosButterfly8]

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