W. D. Rubinstein
Author of The Myth of Rescue: Why the Democracies Could Not Have Saved More Jews from the Nazis
About the Author
William D. Rubinstein is Professor of History at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Works by W. D. Rubinstein
The Myth of Rescue: Why the Democracies Could Not Have Saved More Jews from the Nazis (1997) 61 copies
Britain's Century: A Political and Social History, 1815-1905 (Arnold History of Britain) (1998) 21 copies
Philosemitism: Admiration and Support in the English-Speaking World for Jews, 1840-1939 (Studies in Modern History) (1999) 5 copies
Menders of the Mind: A History of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 1946-1996 (1996) 2 copies
The End of Ideology and the Rise of Religion: How Marxism and Other Secular Universalistic Ideologies Have Given Way to… (2009) 2 copies
Associated Works
The Folio Book of Historical Mysteries (2008) — Co-Author: Who Wrote Shakespeare's Plays?, some editions — 106 copies
Religion, Business and Wealth in Modern Britain (Routledge International Studies in Business History) (1998) — Contributor — 5 copies
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- Legal name
- Rubinstein, William David
- Birthdate
- 1946-08-12
- Gender
- male
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- Rating
- 3.0
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- ISBNs
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In this slim volume of just over 150 pages the author examines the case of eight possible candidates who could have written the works attributed to Shakespeare, including William Shakespeare himself. A short biography of the candidate in question is followed by the pros and cons of them being the true author, leaving it to the reader to make up their own mind as to which candidate they find the most plausible. The book is clearly well researched, with statements backed up by facts and references to titles that are dedicated to the respective candidate; the author himself states that each case would be examined 'in as balanced and objective a manner as possible'. While Rubinstein succeeds on the whole, he is occasionally reduced to mocking particular aspects of a theory that doesn't agree with his own.
I came away with the feeling after having finished the book that the anti-Stratfordians definitely have a point as the evidence that William Shakespeare wrote the works that are attributed to him is not conclusive, in my opinion. Regarding whom I consider to be the most likely candidate, this will need to be further investigated by reading some of the titles mentioned in the bibliography, as well as in the section on each candidate, but it's fair to say that some candidates are more plausible than others. As an introduction to the Shakespeare authorship question you could certainly do a lot worse.… (more)