Douglas J. King is associate professor of English at Gannon University, where he teaches courses in Shakespeare, film, and drama. His previous books include Shakespeare: The Tragedies.

Collections supporting literature and drama programs as well as those serving Shakespeare aficionados will want to add this one to their reference repertories.

• PrefaceIntroduction1. William Shakespeare Was Not the Author of the Works We Know as Shakespeare's2. Shakespeare Was Homosexual or Bisexual3. Shakespeare Was Secretly Roman Catholic4. Shakespeare Was Poorly Educated5. Shakespeare Rejected His Wife and Family6. Shakespeare's Plays Were All Recycled and Not Original7. Shakespeare Was a Solitary Genius Whose Talents Cannot Be Explained8. Shakespeare, His Colleagues, and His Audiences Saw Tragedies as More Important Than Comedies9. Shakespeare's Plays Are Elite and His Old English Is Incomprehensible for Contemporary Readers and Audiences10. To Give Audiences the Most Authentic Experience Possible, Shakespeare's Plays Should Be Produced with Renaissance Costumes and StagingBibliographyIndex

Douglas J. King is associate professor of English at Gannon University, where he teaches courses in Shakespeare, film, and drama. His previous books include Shakespeare: The Tragedies.

Collections supporting literature and drama programs as well as those serving Shakespeare aficionados will want to add this one to their reference repertories.

• PrefaceIntroduction1. William Shakespeare Was Not the Author of the Works We Know as Shakespeare's2. Shakespeare Was Homosexual or Bisexual3. Shakespeare Was Secretly Roman Catholic4. Shakespeare Was Poorly Educated5. Shakespeare Rejected His Wife and Family6. Shakespeare's Plays Were All Recycled and Not Original7. Shakespeare Was a Solitary Genius Whose Talents Cannot Be Explained8. Shakespeare, His Colleagues, and His Audiences Saw Tragedies as More Important Than Comedies9. Shakespeare's Plays Are Elite and His Old English Is Incomprehensible for Contemporary Readers and Audiences10. To Give Audiences the Most Authentic Experience Possible, Shakespeare's Plays Should Be Produced with Renaissance Costumes and StagingBibliographyIndex

Douglas J. King is associate professor of English at Gannon University, where he teaches courses in Shakespeare, film, and drama. His previous books include Shakespeare: The Tragedies.

Collections supporting literature and drama programs as well as those serving Shakespeare aficionados will want to add this one to their reference repertories.

• PrefaceIntroduction1. William Shakespeare Was Not the Author of the Works We Know as Shakespeare's2. Shakespeare Was Homosexual or Bisexual3. Shakespeare Was Secretly Roman Catholic4. Shakespeare Was Poorly Educated5. Shakespeare Rejected His Wife and Family6. Shakespeare's Plays Were All Recycled and Not Original7. Shakespeare Was a Solitary Genius Whose Talents Cannot Be Explained8. Shakespeare, His Colleagues, and His Audiences Saw Tragedies as More Important Than Comedies9. Shakespeare's Plays Are Elite and His Old English Is Incomprehensible for Contemporary Readers and Audiences10. To Give Audiences the Most Authentic Experience Possible, Shakespeare's Plays Should Be Produced with Renaissance Costumes and StagingBibliographyIndex