June 4, 1999

In a Centuries-Old Debate, Shakespeare Doubters Point to New Evidence

By SCOTT HELLER

Some scholars turn to the Bible for their argument that the 17th Earl of Oxford wrote the Bard's canon

They are committed contrarians, scholars who know that in most precincts of the academy, their work is looked on skeptically, if not laughed out of the room.

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