{"product_id":"9780991928040","title":"Shakespeare Authorship Question: A Crackpot's View","description":"\"The Shakespeare Authorship Question: A Crackpot's View\" is a quick, fun read that will leave you wondering why schools and colleges aren't teaching both sides of the Shakespeare story. \u003cp\u003eAuthor and performer Keir Cutler is a \"crackpot.\" More accurately, he has a \"psychological aberration.\" He is also \"ignorant,\" \"a snob\" and \"a publicity hound.\" He has \"a poor sense of logic,\" \"refuses to accept evidence,\" and is possibly, \"certifiably mad.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho calls him (and people like him) by those terms? The Shakespeare Birth Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Why? Because he questions whether the man from Stratford wrote the famous plays and poems. And even crazier, he contends that to many teachers and professors, Shakespeare has become a religion, and most schools would no more question Shakespeare's authorship than the Vatican would question Jesus Christ's divinity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere exists an impressive army of \"crackpots\" who doubt the traditional story of Shakespeare: Mark Twain, Sigmund Freud, James Joyce, Orson Welles, John Gielgud, Derek Jacobi, Michael York, Vanessa Redgrave, Jeremy Irons, Mark Rylance, former U.S. Supreme Court Justices John Paul Stevens and Sandra Day O'Connor, and the great writer and critic Henry James, who wrote: \"I am haunted by the conviction that the divine William is the biggest and most successful fraud!\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether the man from Stratford did or did not write the famous plays and poems, all students have a right to know, as Smithsonian Magazine has stated, \"There are no original manuscripts. Not so much as a couplet written in Shakespeare's own hand has been proven to exist. In fact, there's no hard evidence that Will Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon (1564-1616), revered as the greatest author in the English language, could even write a complete sentence.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A Crackpot's View\" is one man's attempt to bring critical thinking to an important subject. Strange that one has to be a \"crackpot\" to do it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is an absolute must for all lovers of Shakespeare, and believers in critical thinking! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.keircutler.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Keir Cutler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49898528276720,"sku":"9780991928040","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780991928040","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}