Shakespeare's identity is much less interesting than his plays by Lyn Gardner

A new book attempts to bury the endless disputes over who he really was. But surely it's the plays, not their author, which deserve attention?Phew, what a relief. It seems that the Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare's Globe won't have to change their names any time soon. The squabble so beloved by academics, conspiracy theorists and Hollywood film-makers " which only surfaced in the mid-19th century but contin…

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