No, no Peter. This is wrong. Lytton Strachey has deliberately
deployed this false genealogy to confuse you into thinking these are
actually Renaissance texts. Mr W.H. is really Willie Hughes, an
early boyfriend of Oscar Wilde's (who was six years his senior and
met him when he went up to Oxford). Hughes later emigrated to
Australia, where he served as Prime Minister from 1915 to 1923.
Tom
>Tom Bishop wrote:-
>>Actually I believe the whole of Elizabethan literature was composed
>>by Lytton Strachey
>
>It's funny that you should mention Strachey, Tom. He was descended
>from the man who people think sent the letter upon which 'Shakespeare'
>based aspects of 'The Tempest'. A man calling himself 'William Strachey'
>was aboard the Sea Venture which was wrecked off the coast of Bermuda
>in 1609. This chap called himself William Hall, for certain of his business
>activities, and was the man to whom 'Shakespeare' dedicated his Sonnets
>a few days before he set sail with the Merchant Adventurers.
>
>"To the onlie begetter of these insuing sonnets, Mr W. Hall. Happiness
>and that eternitie promised by our ever-living poet wisheth the well-
>wishing adventurer in setting forth"
>
>The ever-living (i.e., still living) poet was Marlowe; he was not dead as
>presumed. The well-wishing [Merchant] adventurer who was setting
>forth was our man Strachey/Hall, who was very much involved with
>Marlowe during his exile. His real name was William Shakeshaft
>and it was he who occasionally acted with the Kings Men under the
>name 'William Shakespeare'.
>
>Confused? You were meant to be....
>
>Peter Zenner
>
>+44 (0) 1246 271726
>Visit my web site 'Zenigmas' at
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