Shakespeare got by with a little help from his friends, research says

One of William Shakespeare's chief contemporaries will now be credited as one of his co-writers, thanks to an expert analysis — one that has revealed the legendary playwright to be quite the collaborator. 

Some 17 Shakespeare plays are believed to contain at least a little writing from other people, according to a recent analysis by 23 academics with Oxford University Press. 

One of those co-authors is Christopher Marlowe, another playwright of the Elizabethan era occasionally rumored to be Shakespeare himself — a possibility dismissed by most experts, who believe Shakespeare was Shakespeare.  Read more...

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