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Arguably the greatest English language writer and one of the most pre-eminent dramatists was in fact a \u201cblack Jewish woman\u201d, a new book has suggested.<\/p>\n
According to the book, William Shakespeare was a black woman and the truth of his authorship was hidden.<\/p>\n
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It claims that it was hidden by centuries of \u201cWestern-centric and Eurocentric ideology\u201d, while the author says that the poet was a cosmopolitan woman with a \u201cmulticultural identity\u201d.<\/p>\n
In the new book, titled The Real Shakespeare, this woman is identified as the historical figure Emilia Bassano, a poet with connections to the Tudor court.<\/p>\n
The book claims that Bassano used the \u201cShakespeare\u201d pen-name and wrote the canon of plays, only for her work to be stolen by an uneducated interloper from Stratford-upon-Avon.<\/p>\n
Then, it says, the interloper whom the world now knows as William Shakespeare, was revered by posterity as the idea of a \u201cwhite\u201d genius was preferred to a black female playwright.<\/p>\n
The author of the book, Irene Coslet, is a feminist historian. She claims that Emilia Bassano\u2019s skin, whom she identifies as the Bard, was lightened by portraitists.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Shakespeare was a female of colour, this would draw attention to issues of peace and justice in society\u201d, she told The Telegraph.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat if women had a pivotal role and a civilising impact in history, but they have been silenced, belittled and erased from the dominant narrative?\u201d, she added.<\/p>\n
During his lifetime, Shakespeare\u2019s own authorship was never doubted, while his fierce rival Ben Johnson hailed him as a genius \u201cfor all time\u201d.<\/p>\n
Some writers have suggested Bassano may be the inspiration for the \u201cDark Lady\u201d addressed in Shakespeare\u2019s sonnets.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, the long-standing scepticism is based on doubt that Shakespeare, a man from provincial England with little formal education, was able to ascend to the level of a literary genius with an enormous breadth of knowledge.<\/p>\n
The legitimacy of Shakespeare\u2019s authorship has been questioned by a few scholars, as Ms Coslet\u2019s thesis, released by Pen and Sword books, echoes this scepticism.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHistorians have not managed to explain how the Stratford man, a semi-illiterate moneylender, managed to gain such a level of erudition\u201d, it states.<\/p>\n
It claims that scholars have been \u201cunable to explain why\u201d Shakespeare was able to incorporate influences of various cultures in his work, as a humble man from Warwickshire.<\/p>\n
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