London Times: How Many Pseudonyms Hath Shakespeare?

Roger Stritmatter | December 26, 2009

As those who have followed the authorship question over a period of time may be aware, over the last decade a growing showdown has been shaping up within the orthodox Shakespeare community over the question of the bard’s religious affiliations.
A quick and dirty solution to the longterm problem of the “mystery” of Shakespeare’s [...]

Site Update 12/22

Roger Stritmatter | December 22, 2009

In addition to a handful of recent blogs, the site’s architectural features have been developed quite a bit since the last update.
The highlights include the following new pages or sections:

Forensics

Board Certified Forensic Analysis of the de Vere Bible annotations
Oxford’s Handwriting Sample

Publications

My Washington Post article
Shakespeare’s Missing Personality – review essay of Shakespeare’s Personality
Six Notes and Queries [...]

More Site Development Update

Roger Stritmatter | December 4, 2009

The Shakespeare’s Bible FAQ is now published.
Please don’t be shy about suggesting changes or additions. A blog is a living entity — it requires readers and critics to breath, grow, and live.
Also now published is the “Critics” section, which includes a selection of quotations from my professional dossier.
To provide a sense of balance and give [...]

Site Development Update

Roger Stritmatter | December 2, 2009

Over the past few days, I’ve added new content from archives.  Until I’ve finished this uploading process, the blogs themselves will be abbreviated and infrequent. There’s plenty to write about in Authorship Land — lots of exciting developments, along with the usual skulduggery and nonsense. But for now, here are some recent site improvements:

The new [...]

And Today’s Theme is….

Roger Stritmatter | November 29, 2009

Like the Wordpress  theme?  I’m sure that David Kathman and Tom Veal (more on those two anon) will appreciate the name: Lunatic Fringe.

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Keir Cutler Ph. D. performs Mark Twain's "Is Shakespeare Dead?"

Cutler debunks the still-living myth that Shakespeare wrote the works of "Shakespeare."

"A magnificently witty performance!" (Winnipeg Sun). "Highly entertaining and engrossing!" (EYE Weekly). "Is Shakespeare Dead? marshals startling facts into an elegant and often tenacious argument that floats on a current of delicious irony" (Montreal Gazette).


About the author

Roger Stritmatter

Roger Stritmatter is an Associate Professor of Humanities at Coppin State University and the General Editor of Brief Chronicles: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Authorship Studies.