430 In Shakespeare's Shadow (with Michael Blanding)
The History of Literature
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Is There a Confederation Between Shakespeare and Shakespeare?
McCarthy believes that all the plays that have his name on it were actually written by William of Stratford of Avon. He says Shakespeare adapted older plays, but he may have taken these older plays and added sort of his own unique brilliance to them. But mainstream scholars agree that he often took these old plays and rewrote them for public stage.
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