More books and theories about Christopher Marlowe, alias
"Shakespeare"
A list of books, websites, poems, and articles about Christopher
Marlowe and his alter ego, Shakespeare —in print and on the web, in
alphabetical order, by author. The list is incomplete, and more titles
will be added
in the future.
Lee Bailey —Not the famous barrister, but an old
friend of Calvin Hoffman's, the late Mr. Bailey left behind an
unpublished
manuscript of Marlowe's connection to Giordano Bruno. Soon to be
published.
John Baker— Not the famous biographer, John
Bakeless, but an old friend of Calvin Hoffman and Louis Ule, appeared
in the documentary film Much Ado About Something, and sets
forth his theories in full on his website.
Roberta Ballantine—Under Pluto's Helmet, a
novel, develops the fertile possibility that Kit was the illegitimate
child
of Sir Roger Manwood. Ms. Ballantine has also discovered an amazing
sequence of cyphers in the Shakespeare plays, some of which have
recently been published here.
AM. Challinor—Alternative
Shakespeare . Suggests a partnership between the Earl of Oxford and
Marlowe.
Peter Farey —Peter's Marlowe Page,
is chock full of original research and analysis. By far the best
website devoted to Marlowe. Also appeared in Much Ado About
Something.
Calvin Hoffman —The Murder of the Man who was
Shakespeare (1955, 1661). The book that started it all. Out of print.
Available through the ML!A Bookstore.
William Honey — The Life Loves and Achievements of
Christopher Marlowe (alias Shakespeare).
Jean Jofen--The founding President of the Marlowe
Society of America, Prof. Jofen has published some intriguing theories
about Marlowe connection to Martin Marprelate in an essay published here.
George Maritime — The Bard of Yonkers. Read
some of his poetry.
Charles Michaels Jr. — essays include "Marlowe's
Education is an Open Book" and "The Meeting that Wasn't."
Darby Mitchell-- Miranda her litel Booke
presents the intriguing theory that Marlowe
assumed the identity of the 1st Earl of Cork, Richard Boyle, in 1598.
David More —"Anatomy of a Hoax," and other essays,
including an epic-in-progress, The Marliad.
Charles Nicholl—a revised edition of The
Reckoning, informative presentation of the facts surrounding the
Marlowe murder case, concluding that the poet's 'sudden end' was not
accident.
Mike Rubbo-- film maker whose Much
Ado About Something, shared the Calvin and Rose Hoffman Prize
for 2001 and was shown on PBS's Frontline documentary series.
Adam Selzer —Folk opera It was Marlowe! —R&G,
teenage folk heroes strike again!
Ann Weir — Marlowe: Being in Mind (available
through ML!A)
Doris Wilbert – Shakespeare Revivified: Silent
Shakespeare (available through MLA)
Martha Worrell—"Marlowe's 'graver labor," "Lookin'
at Lucan," "It's a hoax, folks"
A.D. Wraight — In Search of Christopher
Marlowe (photographs by Virginia Stern; Christopher
Marlowe and Edward Alleyn, The Story that the Sonnets Tell;
Shakespeare: New Evidence (all available through Albion
Book Shop.) Riposte to Charles Nicholl. She
appeared in Much Ado About Something.
William Ziegler — novel It was Marlowe! was
published in 1898.
Peter Zenner —offers an intriguing theory of three
(count 'em, 3) "Shakespeares" in his book The
Shakespeare Invention.
