The hidden Shakespeare
Subtitle: A Rosetta stone
Series: The Normative Sciences
Publisher: Revelatory Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Connecticut USA
Language: eng
Format: Unknown Binding
Number of pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9781570870576
Subjects: Criticism and interpretation; Judaism and literature; Shakespeare, William; Sources
Genres: Higher Literary Criticism
First sentence: Were Shakespeare a Jew -
- at least one scholar has devoted his talents to attempts at proving this point -
- his astounding intellect and command of language and literature 
would have afforded him the opportunity to clearly communicate himself to the world.
should he have desired to do so.

What can be made of this Thesis?
Description: From the Jacket-

This book promises to reveal to the reader undreamed of depths of Shakespeare, the man.
Not only was Shakespeare the proto-type of the universal man,
but he was well and without contradiction a patriotic Englishman
and a proud Jew.

That this was true has influenced the whole course of Western Literature.
For the first time, there can be understanding of
some of his most misunderstood plays and ideas he lived by.
How may we know the hitherto unknown man?

As presented in this volume,
we have Shakespeares's own Rosetta Stone for revealing himself to the world.
Unlike evidence that is unintentionally left and merely inferential, the greatest communicator of the English Language consiously devised a scheme to reveal himself to future ages.
The achievement of this book is no less than the recapitulation of the thinking of a great mind in this persuasive effort.
Notes: From the Jacket:

"Bloody Persuasive" -David Bar-Illan (Editor: Jerusalem Post)

"A gripping detective story as Bosch gets his man!"

"A strong case for a Jewish Shakespaere"

"...this book promises to revolutionize studies in the field"
Table of contents: label: Preface
title: "I am not a writer"
pagenum: v; label: Acknowledgements
title: "Whoever repeats a thing in the name of him that said it brings deliverance to the world."
pagenum: xiii; label: Table of Contents
pagenum: xv; label: Chapter 1
title: The Hidden Shakespeare
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter 2
title: Shylock on Appeal
pagenum: 36; label: Chapter 3
title: The Merchant of Venice (a new look)
pagenum: 61; label: Chapter 4
title: Shakespeare: A Son of Israel?
pagenum: 78; label: Chapter 5
title: Jewish Sources and Contributions
pagenum: 84; label: Chapter 6
title: Final Thoughts
pagenum: 94; label: Appendix
pagenum: 97-107; title: synopsis of 'Merchant of Venice'
pagenum: 97; title: Milestones
pagenum: 99; title: Chronology of Events
pagenum: 105; label: Index
pagenum: 108