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Revision as of 03:41, 18 June 2003 by Stephen C. Carlson (talk | contribs) (old article: link to Shakespearean authorship)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Oxfordian theory of Shakespearean authorship holds that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, wrote the plays of William Shakespeare.
Oxfordians prefer to distinguish between Shakespeare, which they consider a pen name for the author of the plays, and Shaksper the actor who lived in Stratford at the approximate time that the plays were written. Those who hold that the Stratford actor was also the author of Shakespeare's plays are called Stratfordians.