

Tom Reedy ( talk) 20:39, 20 October 2010 (UTC) I'm surprised you say that, Tom. I only used it to avoid repeating "candidate", which is misleading in itself, since there's no real contest. 20:20, 20 October 2010 (UTC) I've often wondered at that terminology myself, but that's the term used by Ward Elliot and several others.

They're referred to as "claimants", but is that really so? Did most - or even any - of these people personally claim to be the real author of the works attributed to "Shakespeare"? If I claim that Joe Bloggs was the real Shakespeare, does that make Joe a "claimant"? I don't think so. 15 Authorship doubts in the 17th and 18th centuries.14 The preamble leading into the list needs a lot of work.I don't understand the objection, nor the removal of my added material. 13 But there is no scholarly consensus, nor is there a reference given saying there is.that Francis Bacon and Christopher Marlowe are among the people who have been suggested as the true author of the William Shakespeare plays?Ī record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/October. Skepticism Wikipedia:WikiProject Skepticism Template:WikiProject Skepticism Skepticism articlesĪ fact from List of Shakespeare authorship candidates appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 October 2010 ( check views). If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Skepticism, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of science, pseudoscience, pseudohistory and skepticism related articles on Wikipedia. Alternative Views Wikipedia:WikiProject Alternative Views Template:WikiProject Alternative Views Alternative Views articles If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Alternative views, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of significant alternative views in every field, from the sciences to the humanities. This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale. This article has been rated as List-Class on the project's quality scale. Shakespeare Wikipedia:WikiProject Shakespeare Template:WikiProject Shakespeare Shakespeare articles This article is within the scope of WikiProject Shakespeare, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of William Shakespeare on Wikipedia.

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