Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Was Shakespeare Shakespeare?

I get tired of the old argument that Shakespeare's plays weren't written by Shakespeare. But here's a new twist on it all.

Scholars have long argued over whether William Shakespeare worked alone, collaborated, or even authored some of the works attributed to him.

Thanks to a computer program designed to detect plagiarism, researchers at the University of London claim they can put an end to the debate and prove that the Bard wrote at least one play, The Reign of King Edward III, in collaboration with playwright Thomas Kyd.

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/13/william-shakespeare-compu_n_318589.html

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