This study investigates the authorship of A Funerall Elegye, composed by an unidentified "W. S." in memory of William Peter, an Oxford scholar murdered on 25 January 1612. Is it a lost poem of William Shakespeare? Evidence both for and against is presented, along with the text of the 1612 quarto in facsimile, Foster's edited text, and a discussion of attributional theory and methodology. University of Delaware Press Award.
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This study investigates the authorship of A Funerall Elegye, composed by an unidentified "W. S." in memory of William Peter, an Oxford scholar murdered on 25 January 1612. Is it a lost poem of William Shakespeare? Evidence both for and against is presented, along with the text of the 1612 quarto in facsimile, Foster's edited text, and a discussion of attributional theory and methodology. University of Delaware Press Award.
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Book. Octavo, 318 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is tan with black print. Dust jacket in mylar. Boards in black cloth. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece. Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf. Two letters signed by the author, an errata sheet, and a photocopied book review laid in. 1372537. FP New Rockville Stock.