Oxfordian theory

The Oxfordian theory of Shakespearean authorship holds that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays conventionally attributed to William Shakespeare.

Related Topics:
Shakespearean authorship - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford - Plays - William Shakespeare

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Oxfordians prefer to distinguish between Shakespeare, which they consider a pen name for the author of the plays, and Shaksper the actor from Stratford-on-Avon who also lived at the approximate time that the plays were written. Oxfordians call those who hold that the Stratford actor was also the author of Shakespeare's plays Stratfordians.

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