Professor defends authenticity of Shakespeare poem

Title

Professor defends authenticity of Shakespeare poem

Genre

News report; Interview; Poetry

TX Date

25 Apr 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:14

Description

The Oxford don who claims to have discovered an unpublished Shakespeare poem is angrily dismissing suggestions that he has mounted a publicity stunt. He insists that the verse is the work of the Bard, and not that of John Marston. Lisa Hampele has been listening to Professor Peter Levi’s arguments.

Contributors

Lisa Hampele; Peter Levi

Keywords

Poems; William Shakespeare; Authorship; John Marston

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