Friday, February 5, 2010

How does knowing the true author of a piece of literature effect the studies of it? (Shakespeare related)?

I am currently writing an essay on the Shakespearean controversy, questions about authorship. One of my paragraphs is to explain effects knowing the true author or a piece of literature affects its studies on it. I am having troubles finding a way to say what the effect is. Please help.How does knowing the true author of a piece of literature effect the studies of it? (Shakespeare related)?
It affects the way we can look at it and interpret it, and tells about what may have inspired the author to write what he did, or what he meant by it exactly.How does knowing the true author of a piece of literature effect the studies of it? (Shakespeare related)?
Frequently, an author's life is reflected in his/her literature.





Shakespeare's sonnets, for example, are considered a treasure trove for trying to understand his personal life. Not much is known about the guy, but scholars have made tons of inferences based largely on these poems. The first seventeen sonnets are thought to be Shakespeare addressing a young man and telling him to go make some babies. The last sonnets are thought to be written to Shakespeare鈥檚 mistress, whom scholars awesomely call the ';Dark Lady.'; The middle poems, though, of which Sonnet 18 is the first, are generally thought to be love poems directed at a young man (check out Sonnet 20, where this is more obvious). What鈥檚 the nature of this love? Paternal? Brotherly? Affectionate? Sexual? You decide.





From Shmoop
well cuz if shakespeer is not righting the plays then its a fake so its not a good play.

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