Mysterious William Shakespeare, The

Synopsis: Talk/interview/public affairs series hosted by William F. Buckley Jr. Charlton Ogburn’s book The Mysterious William Shakespeare: The Myth and the Reality (published 1984) expounds the theory that the Earl of Oxford was the author of Shakespeare’s plays: Maurice Charney, Professor of English at Rutgers University, puts forward an opposing view believing that "Mr. Ogburn [and other Oxfordians]... don’t really like the author that they have, and want to replace him with a romantic image of what an author should be’'.
Series: Firing Line
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 11 Dec 1984
Transmission details: 1 Feb 1985 (Channel: PBS)
Duration: 60 mins

General: The broadcast archive of William F. Buckley Jr.'s television show Firing Line is housed in the Hoover Institution Archives. at Stanford University. The Archive holds a transcript and other related research materials for this episode. A VHS copy may be purchased (within US only) from http://hoohila.stanford.edu/firingline/

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