(Sami Quadri's article appeared in the Standard, 1/28.) Feminist historian identifies Tudor poet Emilia Bassano as true author whose identity was hidden by literary establishment William Shakespeare was a "black Jewish woman" whose work was stolen by a semi-literate businessman, a controversial new book has claimed. Feminist historian Irene Coslet argues the real genius behind the world's most famou…
SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:18PM on January 30, 2026