Shakespeare authorship expert offers free speaking engagements
Local community groups, schools, libraries and service clubs throughout Delaware are invited to request a free presentation on Shakespearean studies from an expert scholar and published author.
The Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship, an organization committed to research and discussion of the Shakespeare authorship question, has members across the globe and throughout Delaware available to provide free presentations on a myriad of topics related to the question through its free speakers bureau. The Shakespeare authorship question is the argument that someone other than William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon wrote the works attributed to him.
"Many people have heard of the Shakespeare authorship question, and they are curious about the details surrounding the question. The fellowship speakers bureau provides free presentations to help answer those questions," said Steven Sabel, SOF director of public relations and marketing.
Robert Meyers is the fellowship speaker who covers Delaware. He has had a 50-year career as a journalist and foundation administrator. He served for 19 years as president of the National Press Foundation, and for two years as director of its Washington Journalism Center. From 1989 to 1993, Meyers was director of the Harvard Journalism Fellowship for Advanced Studies in Public Health. He is a former reporter for the Washington Post, and a former assistant city editor at the San Diego Union. He has published two books with health-related themes. He is a lifelong Oxfordian. He retired in 2014.
He can speak about Shakespeare's knowledge of the law, medicine, astronomy, botany and gardening, politics and history, classical literature, the natural and physical sciences, music, animal husbandry, and more. He explains how these details help reveal the true author of the works.
"Our experts, scholars, and published authors are adept at explaining how Shakespeare's works and details about Elizabethan history raise many questions about the author's true identity, and help to shed light on the answer to the mystery," said Sabel.
The Shakespeare authorship question has been a subject of research for more than 200 years. During that time, detailed analysis, uncovered documents and historical details have advanced the widespread belief that the works of Shakespeare were written by someone other than a glover's son from Stratford. Major publications and volumes of Shakespeare's works now include sections explaining the existence and history of the Shakespeare authorship question, and the topic is now regularly covered in learning institutions around the world.
"The world loves a great mystery, and this is one of the greatest mysteries of all time. The evidence against the man from Stratford being the author continues to build and grow year after year, and people are interested in learning the truth," said Sabel.
Presentations can be tailored to the needs of the group or organization requesting a speaking engagement. Engagements can be as brief as a 20- to 30-minute introduction to the Shakespeare authorship question, or up to 90 minutes long on a variety of more specific topics, such as Shakespeare and the Law, Elizabethan Theatre, Top Candidates for Authorship, and more.
To schedule a speaker, contact Sabel at publicity@shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org.
