"Amateurs and Professionals: Regendering Bacon" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc436/ Author: Murphy, Andrew. Type: Book Chapter Year: 2013 Publication Information: Edmondson, Shakespeare beyond Doubt: Evidence, Argument, Controversy, 178–88. : Edmondson, Shakespeare beyond Doubt: Evidence, Argument, Controversy Annotation: Provides an account of the influence of Delia Bacon on Hester Dowden, presenting the two as intellectuals limited by the patriarchy and frustrated in their academic pursuits. Discusses why the subversive nature of anti-Shakespearianism might appeal to marginalized female scholars of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Language: English Persons: Edmondson, Paul; Wells, Stanley; Bacon, Delia; Dowden, Hester Tags: Authorship Controversy WSB Update: Fall 2013 WSB Record Number: bbbc436