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==History of the Oxfordian Theory==

==History of the Oxfordian Theory==

Like most issues about the debate over Shakespeare's authorship, documenting the history of the Shakespeare authorship question is often contentious. There is no agreement, academic or otherwise, as to when the debate was first proposed or alluded to. Stratfordians (those who follow the standard attribution) assert that during the life of William Shakespeare and for more than 200 years after his death, no one suggested that anyone other than Shakespeare wrote the works.<ref>Bate, Jonathan (1998). The Genius of Shakespeare. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-512823-9. p. 73; </ref>  However, most Oxfordians believe that several 16th and 17th century Elizabethan works hint that the Shakespearean canon was written by someone else,<ref>Price, Diana. ''Shakespeare's Unorthodox Biography'' (2001), 224-26.</ref> and note that the first generally accepted allusions to Shakespearean authorship arose in several 18th century satirical and allegorical works.<ref>Friedman, William F. and Elizebeth S. ''The Shakespearean Ciphers Examined'' (1957), pp. 1-4, quoted in ''Shakespeare and His Rivals'', George McMichael, Edward M. Glenn, eds. (1962) pg. 56</ref>  

Like most issues about the debate over Shakespeare's authorship, documenting the history of the Shakespeare authorship question is often contentious. There is no agreement, academic or otherwise, as to when the debate was first proposed or alluded to. Stratfordians (those who follow the standard attribution) assert that during the life of William Shakespeare and for more than 200 years after his death, no one suggested that anyone other than Shakespeare wrote the works.<ref>Bate, Jonathan (1998). The Genius of Shakespeare. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-512823-9. p. 73;</ref>  However, most Oxfordians believe that several 16th and 17th century Elizabethan works hint that the Shakespearean canon was written by someone else,<ref>Price, Diana. ''Shakespeare's Unorthodox Biography'' (2001), 224-26.</ref> and note that the first generally accepted allusions to Shakespearean authorship arose in several 18th century satirical and allegorical works.<ref>Friedman, William F. and Elizebeth S. ''The Shakespearean Ciphers Examined'' (1957), pp. 1-4, quoted in ''Shakespeare and His Rivals'', George McMichael, Edward M. Glenn, eds. (1962) pg. 56</ref>  

==Edward de Vere==

==Edward de Vere==