{"id":129,"date":"2018-10-13T08:15:25","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T08:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/?page_id=129"},"modified":"2019-02-03T16:40:29","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T16:40:29","slug":"special-topic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/special-topic\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Topic II: The Question That Won\u2019t Go Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Section Editor:&nbsp;<strong>Don Rubin<\/strong>&nbsp;(Canada)<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"96\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/an-introduction-to-the-question-that-wont-go-away-did-the-man-from-stratford-really-write-the-plays\/don-rubin-200x300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Don-Rubin-200x300-e1541616203293.jpg?fit=124%2C186&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"124,186\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Don-Rubin-200&amp;#215;300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Don-Rubin-200x300-e1541616203293.jpg?fit=124%2C186&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-96\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Don-Rubin-200x300.jpg?resize=167%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"250\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Don Rubin<\/strong>&nbsp;is Editor of the six-volume&nbsp;<em>World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre<\/em>. He is a Professor Emeritus of Theatre at York University in Toronto and Founding Director and Former Chair of both York\u2019s Department of Theatre and its Graduate Program in Theatre Studies.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys\" id=\"pt-cv-view-386ca39i27\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"2\"><div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/an-introduction-to-the-question-that-wont-go-away-did-the-man-from-stratford-really-write-the-plays\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"124\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Don-Rubin-200x300-e1541616203293.jpg?fit=124%2C186&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"96\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/an-introduction-to-the-question-that-wont-go-away-did-the-man-from-stratford-really-write-the-plays\/don-rubin-200x300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Don-Rubin-200x300-e1541616203293.jpg?fit=124%2C186&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"124,186\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Don-Rubin-200&amp;#215;300\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Don-Rubin-200x300-e1541616203293.jpg?fit=124%2C186&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/an-introduction-to-the-question-that-wont-go-away-did-the-man-from-stratford-really-write-the-plays\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" ><u><em>Introduction<\/em><\/u><br>The Question That Won\u2019t Go Away: <br><em>Did the Man From Stratford Really Write the Plays?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-don-rubin\/' title='by Don Rubin' class='pt-cv-tax-by-don-rubin'>by Don Rubin<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/category\/special-topic\/' title='Special Topic' class='pt-cv-tax-special-topic'>Special Topic<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/reasonable-doubt-about-the-identity-of-william-shakespeare\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/JacobiRylance3.jpg?fit=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/JacobiRylance3.jpg?w=451&amp;ssl=1 451w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/JacobiRylance3.jpg?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-attachment-id=\"402\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/reasonable-doubt-about-the-identity-of-william-shakespeare\/jacobirylance3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/JacobiRylance3.jpg?fit=451%2C280&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"451,280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"JacobiRylance3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/JacobiRylance3.jpg?fit=451%2C280&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/reasonable-doubt-about-the-identity-of-william-shakespeare\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Derek Jacobi and Mark Rylance: Reasonable Doubt about the Identity of William Shakespeare<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-derek-jacobi-and-mark-rylance\/' title='by Derek Jacobi and Mark Rylance' class='pt-cv-tax-by-derek-jacobi-and-mark-rylance'>by Derek Jacobi and Mark Rylance<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/category\/special-topic\/' title='Special Topic' class='pt-cv-tax-special-topic'>Special Topic<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/a-theatre-artists-path-questioning-shakespeares-authorship\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Crackpot_featured.jpg?fit=285%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"227\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/a-theatre-artists-path-questioning-shakespeares-authorship\/crackpot_featured\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Crackpot_featured.jpg?fit=285%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"285,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Crackpot_featured\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Crackpot_featured.jpg?fit=285%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/a-theatre-artists-path-questioning-shakespeares-authorship\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >A Theatre Artist\u2019s Path:<br>Questioning Shakespeare\u2019s Authorship<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-keir-cutler\/' title='by Keir Cutler' class='pt-cv-tax-by-keir-cutler'>by Keir Cutler<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/category\/special-topic\/' title='Special Topic' class='pt-cv-tax-special-topic'>Special Topic<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/whats-the-question-in-shakespeares-unorthodox-biography\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Photo-3-71DS5IH3PaL.jpg?fit=205%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Photo-3-71DS5IH3PaL.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Photo-3-71DS5IH3PaL.jpg?resize=205%2C300&amp;ssl=1 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" data-attachment-id=\"70\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/reasonable-doubt-about-the-identity-of-william-shakespeare\/photo-3-71ds5ih3pal\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Photo-3-71DS5IH3PaL.jpg?fit=400%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,584\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo 3 71DS5IH3PaL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Photo-3-71DS5IH3PaL.jpg?fit=400%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/whats-the-question-in-shakespeares-unorthodox-biography\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >What\u2019s the Question in Shakespeare\u2019s Unorthodox Biography?<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-diana-price\/' title='by Diana Price' class='pt-cv-tax-by-diana-price'>by Diana Price<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/category\/special-topic\/' title='Special Topic' class='pt-cv-tax-special-topic'>Special Topic<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/the-authorship-question-opening-new-possibilities-for-transforming-productions-of-shakespeares-plays\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Hamletskull-illustration.jpg?fit=285%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/the-authorship-question-opening-new-possibilities-for-transforming-productions-of-shakespeares-plays\/hamletskull-illustration\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Hamletskull-illustration.jpg?fit=285%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"285,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hamletskull-illustration\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Hamletskull-illustration.jpg?fit=285%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/the-authorship-question-opening-new-possibilities-for-transforming-productions-of-shakespeares-plays\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Transforming Productions of Shakespeare\u2019s Plays<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-gary-goldstein\/' title='by Gary Goldstein' class='pt-cv-tax-by-gary-goldstein'>by Gary Goldstein<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/category\/special-topic\/' title='Special Topic' class='pt-cv-tax-special-topic'>Special Topic<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/shakespeare-as-lawyer-hamlet-death-property-and-the-pursuit-of-justice\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Image3.jpg?fit=227%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Image3.jpg?w=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Image3.jpg?resize=227%2C300&amp;ssl=1 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" data-attachment-id=\"56\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/shakespeare-as-lawyer-hamlet-death-property-and-the-pursuit-of-justice\/image3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Image3.jpg?fit=240%2C317&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"240,317\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Image3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Edward de Vere&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Image3.jpg?fit=240%2C317&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/shakespeare-as-lawyer-hamlet-death-property-and-the-pursuit-of-justice\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" ><em>Shakespeare as Lawyer<\/em> <br> <em>Hamlet<\/em>: Death, Property, and the Pursuit of Justice<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-thomas-regnier\/' title='by Thomas Regnier' class='pt-cv-tax-by-thomas-regnier'>by Thomas Regnier<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/category\/special-topic\/' title='Special Topic' class='pt-cv-tax-special-topic'>Special Topic<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/the-authorship-question-the-argument-for-edward-de-vere-shake-speare-was-a-man-of-the-theatre\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"165\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Photo-1_ft2.jpg?fit=165%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"112\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/the-authorship-question-the-argument-for-edward-de-vere-shake-speare-was-a-man-of-the-theatre\/photo-1_ft2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Photo-1_ft2.jpg?fit=165%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"165,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Photo 1_ft2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/Photo-1_ft2.jpg?fit=165%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/the-authorship-question-the-argument-for-edward-de-vere-shake-speare-was-a-man-of-the-theatre\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >The Argument for Edward de Vere: \u201cShake-speare\u201d Was a Man of the Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/tag\/by-hank-whittemore\/' title='by Hank Whittemore' class='pt-cv-tax-by-hank-whittemore'>by Hank Whittemore<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/category\/special-topic\/' title='Special Topic' class='pt-cv-tax-special-topic'>Special Topic<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/pourquoi-john-florio-alias-shakespeare\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/John_Florio-e1541616286297.jpg?fit=208%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"210\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/pourquoi-john-florio-alias-shakespeare\/john_florio\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/John_Florio-e1541616286297.jpg?fit=208%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"208,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"John_Florio\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/10\/John_Florio-e1541616286297.jpg?fit=208%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" 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theatre are made\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-meta-fields\"><span class=\"terms\"> <a href='https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/18\/category\/special-topic\/' title='Special Topic' class='pt-cv-tax-special-topic'>Special Topic<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Section Editor:&nbsp;Don Rubin&nbsp;(Canada) Don Rubin&nbsp;is Editor of the six-volume&nbsp;World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre. 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