Anne Shakespeare (In her own voice)
Anne Shakespeare (In her own voice) my fourth book and latest contribution to the ongoing debate over the true author of the plays, poems and Sonnets attributed to Anne’s husband, William coming soon through Amazon.
Anne Shakespeare
This is a draft of the Preface for my fourth book which should be released in 2025. The book’s title is “Anne Shakespeare (In her own voice)”.
Chastity and Measure for Measure
Taylor Swift and Anne Shakespeare are both concerned in their poetry with the nature of chastity. Why? Because in a patriarchal society where the power lies with men to define woman, the virtue of chastity becomes one of the defining features for what constitutes, in the male view, a “good” woman.
Anne Shakespeare’s Sonnet 129 and free will
This is a draft excerpt from my forthcoming book “Shakespeare is a Woman (Anne Shakespeare’s feminism and her Sonnets).” An example, in what I think is a pivotal sonnet, number 129, can illustrate Anne’s belief in free will.
Anne Shakespeare and I can’t believe it’s been 400 years!
On the 400 year anniversary of Anne Shakespeare’s death (6/8/1623) I can’t believe that she is still not being given the recognition she deserves as the true author of the Shakespeare canon.
Anne Shakespeare’s feminine voice, again (Part 2)
In this post I want to expand a little more on what I consider to be Anne Shakespeare’s feminine voice.
Anne Shakespeare’s feminine voice (Part 1)
While it is difficult to pin Anne Shakespeare down to a specific (20th-21st century) feminine movement, what is obvious is that Anne is a humanist.
Anne Shakespeare’s problem play Troilus and Cressida and war
In Anne Shakespeare's problem play, Troilus and Cressida, Anne explores what is war. It is timely to think about war, especially with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Anne Shakespeare and Toxic Masculinity
Was toxic masculinity evident in Anne Shakespeare’s time? And if so, how did feminism attempt to counter it? It is now generally agreed that in Anne Shakespeare’s time the patriarchy was a dominant force.
Anne Shakespeare and why it is difficult
This is the rabbit hole of trying to understand why Anne wrote what she did. A woman living in a time of change but still not being able to fully express a feminine view, being constrained by the patriarchal dominance of the society and culture.
Anne Shakespeare and what is philosophy?
The type of philosophy I am interested in exploring is that philosophy which defines a person's worldview and for Anne Shakespeare, her philosophy of life is very complex (just as our very own).
Anne Shakespeare and what it takes
Was Anne Shakespeare political? One must conclude that she was. Especially when looking across all of her plays; and most obvious in her histories but also in her tragedies. If so, what form of politics was she most interested in?
Oops, Anne Shakespeare and the death of Hamnet
Now, further to those doubts I would like to return to perhaps some more relevant information that Anne (as the real author) had to say about Hamnet's death.
Anne Shakespeare and the Turning Point
The death of Hamnet (Anne Shakespeare's son) must have affected Anne perhaps more than it did William, because it was Anne who had been at home during his lifetime while William had spent most of it in London.
Anne Shakespeare's Feminism is humanism
Anne Shakespeare's feminism has its roots in Renaissance humanism, that was at its most fundamental level, concerned with what it means to be human.