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title	:	Reforging Shakespeare : The Story of a Theatrical Scandal
author	:	Kahan, Jeffrey.
publisher	:	Lehigh University Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0934223556
print isbn13	:	9780934223553
ebook isbn13	:	9780585189000
language	:	English
subject	Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Forgeries--Ireland, Literary forgeries and mystifications--History--18th century, Ireland, W. H.--(William Henry),--1777-1835--Stage history, Ireland, W. H.--(William Henry),--1777-1835.--Vortigern, Ireland, W. H.--(Willi
publication date	:	1998
lcc	:	PR2950.K35 1998eb
ddc	:	822.3/3
subject	:	Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Forgeries--Ireland, Literary forgeries and mystifications--History--18th century, Ireland, W. H.--(William Henry),--1777-1835--Stage history, Ireland, W. H.--(William Henry),--1777-1835.--Vortigern, Ireland, W. H.--(Willi

Page 3 Reforging Shakespeare The Story of a Theatrical Scandal Jeffrey Kahan Bethlehem: Lehigh University Press London: Associated University Presses

Page 4 1998 by Associated University Presses, Inc. All rights reserved. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by the copyright owner, provided that a base fee of $10.00, plus eight cents per page, per copy is paid directly to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, Massachusetts 01923. [0-934223-55-6/98 $10.00 + 8 pp, pc.] Associated University Presses 440 Forsgate Drive Cranbury, NJ 08512 Associated University Presses 16 Barter Street London WCIA 2AH, England Associated University Presses P.O. Box 338, Port Credit Mississauga, Ontario Canada L5G 4L8 The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kahan, Jeffrey, 1964 Reforging Shakespeare : the story of a theatrical scandal / Jeffrey Kahan. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-934223-55-6 (alk. paper) Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616ForgeriesIreland. 2. Literary forgeries and mystificationsHistory18th century. 3. Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835Stage history. 4. Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835. Vortigern. 5. Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835. 6. TheaterEngland History18th century. 7. Vortigern, fl. 450-In literature. I. Title. PR2950.K35 1998 822.3'3dc21 98-9200 CIP PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Page 5 In dedication to Robert and Stuart Kahan for their support, Doc tors Brock and Matheson for their advice, and to the only begetter of this ensuing book Mr. W.H. (William-Henry-all happiness and that eternity promised by our ever-lasting poet, wisheth the well wishing adventurer in setting forth. J. K.

Page 7 Contents Preface 9 Abbreviations 13 1. Background: Vortigern and the Criminal Quill 17 2. The Shakspeare Papers: The Master Plan 41 3. Why Vortigern? 71 4. More Forgeries: The Authentication of Vortigern Continues 82 5. Talbot and Wallis: Two Cases of Blackmail? 96 6. Lies and More Lies: The Truth About the Ireland Family 108 7. Negotiations and the Rewriting of Vortigern 124 8. In Defense of the Realm: The Critics Strike Back 145 9. Prologue to Tragedy 166 10. Opening Night: The Play's the Thing.... 178 11. Aftermath: Confession and Disgrace 188 12. The Legacy of Vortigern 213 13. Postscript 223 Notes 225 Works Cited 254 Index 267

Page 9 Preface It is fitting that I begin this book about a forger with a brief discussion of its originality. Any critic of Shakespeare will tell you that a new study of William-Henry Ireland's Shakespeare forgeries has been needed for years. Recent trends in Shakespeare scholarship have made such a study an imperative. In the last few years a mass of critical studies has reexamined Shakespeare's function in the Enlightenment (including Maria DeGrazia's study, Shakespeare Verbatim (1991), which was wholly devoted to Edmond Malone, the Shakespeare critic who exposed William-Henry Ireland and his forgeries). Moreover, much of our literary culture is presently preoccupied with forgery and pastiche, which may well make the Irelands available for rediscovery not only as master criminals, but also as pioneering postmodernists. Previously treated as a mere historical curiosity, the time may be ripe to reexamine the forgeries not just as a wonderful story but as a decisive case history in the development of our current respect for antiquity, appreciation of autheticity, and understanding of bardolatry.

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