430 In Shakespeare's Shadow (with Michael Blanding)
The History of Literature
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The history of literature podcast is a member of the Podglamorit Network and Lit Hub radio. It's been a mystery for centuries how in the world did Shakespeare write what he wrote? Enter Dennis McCarthy, a rogue scholar armed with new tools for textual analysis. And enter Michael Blanding, a journalist writing about McCarthy's efforts. Why wouldn't academics take McCarthy's theory seriously? What more evidence did they require to find it? A mystery about the mysteries of Shakespeare, pursued by a pair of detectives.
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