Elisabeth P. Waugaman — French Academics and Shakespeare

Beginning in the late 19th century, French academics maintained that Shaksper, the merchant, could not have written the plays published under the name “Shakespeare.” For the most Symposium Schedule, Speaker Notes, and Biographies, page 16 of 17 part, their scholarship has been ignored by English-speaking Shakespeare scholars. What did French scholars actually have to say on the subject and why was it ignored? Dr. Waugaman will present an overview of Abel Lefranc’s 1918 and Georges Lambin’s 1962 studies of Shakespeare. Elisabeth P. Waugaman has a Ph.D. in medieval French literature. She has published articles on William the Conqueror, Edward de Vere, and psychology in The Psychoanalytic Inquiry and Psychology Today Online. She is the author of two books: the award winning children’s book, "Follow Your Dreams: The Story of Alberto Santos-Dumont" and "Women, Their Names, and the Stories They Tell." She is a member of the New Directions Writing Program of the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis. Her interest in the Shakespeare authorship controversy centers on ignored French academic studies of the 19th and 20th centuries which address the question. This talk was presented at the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship 2021 Annual Conference on Saturday, October 9, 2021, live over Zoom. Learn more at https://shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org