An Elizabethan champion jouster, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford was a celebrated lyric poet and theatre patron, who became in the 20th century the strongest candidate (next to Shakespeare himself) for the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays. Contemporary critics praised Oxford’s skill as a poet, with several naming him as “the most excellent” of Elizabeth’s courtier poets. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Oxford’s complete works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford’s life and works
* Concise introduction to Oxford’s life and poetry
* Excellent formatting of the poems
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* Includes Oxford’s rare Bedingfield letter
* Features two bonus resource texts
* Looney’s 1920 seminal book on Oxford, first attributing him as the original author of Shakespeare’s plays
CONTENTS:
The Life and Works of Edward de Vere
Brief Introduction: Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Complete Works of Edward De Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
The Letter
The Bedingfield Letter
The Resources
Edward de Vere (1900) by Sidney Lee
“Shakespeare” Identified (1920) by J. Thomas Looney
