I have to tell my fellow Oxfordians that as a traditional Catholic I encounter these same arguments applied over and over in conversations with modernist Catholics/infallibilitists as I hear from Stratfordians. My own sister, a retired academic and adherent to papal infallibility is also a rabid Stratfordian. I believe this adherence to the dictates of those in power originated after the Enlightenment. Those who rewrite history have a vested interest in maintaining the edifice of that fictionalized account and will go to great lengths to squash dissent. We see it today re “the Science(TM)”.
Great presentation and a wonderful book by Professor Stritmatter. Thank you and I look forward to more of these videos giving Edward de Vere his true credit.
If it wasn’t for the link to Shakespeare...........Stratford Upon Avon would just be another quaint English town situated next to a river (much like Henley On Thames, Maidenhead, Marlow etc etc). The SBT has turned S-U-A into a scummy tourist trap and all that goes with that.
people making a pilgrimage by plane and car to stratford upon avon expecting a tiny hamlet nestled in the sylvan hills of warwickshire might be forgiven for being a tad underwhelmed by its present state. its more a gigantic car dealership with a polluted river flowing through it these days i'm afraid. the millions of cars, massive road developments and rampant urban sprawl only add to the charm of one of the greatest scams of all time
“Professor Shapiro, I would flunk you!” Bam 💥 TKO 👊. An awesome presentation. The current cancel culture started a long time ago in academia. Thank you, Professor Stritmatter, et al for continuing the fight for the Oxfordians and Edward de Vere as the real author of Shakespeare! Anyone know why the early Oxfordian series of books has been discontinued? Looking for Volume 14. Thank you 🙏
If you look at the facts, then again IGNORE THE FACTS AND JUST BELIEVE THE “experts”. How could you possibly say that the man from Stratford did not write Shakespeare, there is much evidence, OK a little evidence or actually ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE. But that only means that no one can prove it and has nothing to do with the facts, or better said speculations or should I say BLIND GUESSING? If you do any research on this, then you are wrong and only influenced by facts, evidence and reality. At Stratford we ignore facts, evidence and reality because it is very PROFITABLE.
Having looked into this subject it now seems clear to me that the notion that Shakespeare wrote those plays is nothing more than an enduring but absurd conspiracy theory that has become do embedded throughout the world as to make it extremely difficult to dislodge.
I think there was a different concept of authorship when the collection of works given the brand name "Shakespeare" was compiled. Both sides of this debate may be right. Stratfordians, why does so much of Shakespeare's work conform to the style and experience of Oxford? Oxfordians, why was there no controversy when works were published with attribution to Shakespeare so shortly after he had died? Wouldn't people familiar with the plays have strongly objected to works of such genius being misattributed like that? In light of the Homeric question, the fuzziness of authorship comes into focus: Homer was a compendium of styles and dialects that spanned hundreds of years and a wide swath of geography--the work accrued over many generations of geniuses. Similarly on a much more condensed scale, Shakespeare might have been a very successful re-worker and super-talented presenter of work that was initiated by Oxford. Maybe he also had a team of brilliant collaborators and stage directors, managing a production the way tv shows are developed. Consider also artists like Jeff Koons. The concepts are his, the craftsmanship is left to professionals. It might be just as ridiculous to wonder why Koons hasn't left his foundries and work shops and tools in his will as it was to wonder why Shakespeare didn't leave a library or manuscripts in his will.
