"'A Darker Story': Two Shakespeares, Art, and History in Emmerich's Anonymous"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo45/
Author:
	Semple, Edel.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2023
Publication Information:
	Borrowers and Lenders: The Journal of Shakespeare and Appropriation 15, no. 1 (2023): 1–22. (https://borrowers-ojs-azsu.tdl.org/borrowers/article/view/338)
DOI:
	10.18274/bl.v15i1.338
Annotation:
	Argues Roland Emmerich’s 2011 film Anonymous (q.v.) aligns trajectory of Elizabeth I’s reign with Shakespeare’s career and creative development. Discusses how film casts doubt on Shakespearean authorship in order to “unseat [him] as a literary god,” while also appropriating Shakespeare’s cultural and economic capital. English summary, 1. 
Language:
	English
Cross-References:
	Emmerich, Anonymous
Persons:
	Elizabeth I; Emmerich, Roland
Tags:
	Authorship Controversy, Biographical Studies, Film, Cinema, Television, Radio, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism
WSB Update:
	Spring 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbo45