![]() Although the idea has attracted much public interest, all but a few Shakespeare scholars and literary historians consider it a fringe theory, and for the most part acknowledge it only to rebut or disparage the claims. Anti-Stratfordians-a collective term for adherents of the various alternative-authorship theories-believe that Shakespeare of Stratford was a front to shield the identity of the real author or authors, who for some reason-usually social rank, state security, or gender-did not want or could not accept public credit. The Shakespeare authorship question is the argument that someone other than William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon wrote the works attributed to him. (Clickable image-use cursor to identify.) ![]() Oxford, Bacon, Derby, and Marlowe (clockwise from top left, Shakespeare centre) have each been proposed as the true author.
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