{"product_id":"pseudonymous-shakespeare","title":"Pseudonymous Shakespeare","description":"An investigation into modes of early modern English literary 'indirection,' this study could also be considered a detective work on a pseudonym attached to some late sixteenth-century works.  In the course of unmasking 'R.L.', McCarthy scrutinizes devices employed by writers in the Sidney coterie: punning, often across languages; repetitio-insistence on a sound, or hiding two persons 'under one hood'; disingenuous juxtaposition; evocation of original context; differential spelling (intended and significant).  Among McCarthy's stunning-but solidly underpinned-conclusions are:  Shakespeare used the pseudonym 'R.L.' among other pseudonyms; one, 'William Smith', was also his 'alias' in life; Shakespeare was at the heart of the Sidney circle, whose literary programme was hostile to Elizabeth I; and his work, composed mainly from the late 1570s to the early 90s, occasionally 'embedded' in the work of others, was covertly alluded to more often than has been recognized.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233607831896,"sku":"9780754655084","price":198.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780754655084.jpg?v=1769542230","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/pseudonymous-shakespeare","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}