The Monument: "Shake-Speares Sonnets" by Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
"'The Monument' is monumental is so many ways ... Whittemore's accomplishment is tremendous. He has solved what has been an enigma since the first Shakespearean speculator put pen to paper. Whittemore has allowed readers to see the sonnet cycle as an understandable and believable whole." --Janet Hamilton, M.A., MyShelf.Com"Ultimately, Whittemore's reading of the 'story' told by the Sonnets is very persuasive. 'The Monument' does not require acceptance of more 'if' conjectures than it answers longstanding 'why' questions." --Michael Delahoyde, Washington State University, The Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature"I have come to believe that the Whittemore solution to the Sonnets is absolutely correct." --William Boyle, editor, "Shakespeare Matters," Summer 2004"Ultimately, Whittemore's reading of the 'story' told by the Sonnets is very persuasive.  'The Monument' does not require acceptance of more 'if' conjectures than it answers longstanding 'why' questions." --Michael Delahoyde, Washington State University, The Rocky Mountain Review of Language and Literature"I have come to believe that the Whittemore solution to the Sonnets is absolutely correct." --William Boyle, editor, "Shakespeare Matters," Summer 2004