Did an unknown universal Genius Gervase Markham (J.M.,G.M.?) live next to Shakespeare in 1600?
In the second lesson of his 10 week ->Shakespeare MOOC-Course" Prof. Jonathan Bate
dealt with „The Merry Wives of Windsor (MWW). He stated that MWW is „closely tuned
to housewifery….
and Shakespeare seems to have special respect for the women…..Within"sub-lesson 2/10" he showed
Gervase Markhams Book “The English Houswife“ (first printed
1615) and read some passages.
Did Prof.Bate ever consider who Markham
could have been?
Francis Meres already mentioned him in his "Palladis Tamia" (1598)
Markham's "Sions Muse" (1596), (see a few examples of Markhams extensive work →1, →2, →3, 1600, 1601)
Lesel Dawson*1) sees Markham functioning as a commentary on the Elisbethan succession crisis (1598-1603).
Charles Mullet*2) a scholar of the History of Science extensively analysed the work of Gervase Markham which equals an Universal Genius:
"….the ubiquitous character will immediately appear. His protean manifestations are almost baffling, for how can one label a man who wrote familiarly and often learnedly on domestic animals, sports, soils, housewifery, soldiering, and manners, who collected tags and old saws, and who had a considerable literary output in the artistic sense….…his scholary equipment included aknowledge of Latin, French, Spanish, Italian, and probably Dutch...
Does Jonathan Bate expects us to believe that such an unknown universal Genius Gervase Markham (J.M., G.M.?) lived next to Shakespeare in 1600?
Lesel Dawson*1) sees Markham functioning as a commentary on the Elisbethan succession crisis (1598-1603).
Charles Mullet*2) a scholar of the History of Science extensively analysed the work of Gervase Markham which equals an Universal Genius:
"….the ubiquitous character will immediately appear. His protean manifestations are almost baffling, for how can one label a man who wrote familiarly and often learnedly on domestic animals, sports, soils, housewifery, soldiering, and manners, who collected tags and old saws, and who had a considerable literary output in the artistic sense….…his scholary equipment included aknowledge of Latin, French, Spanish, Italian, and probably Dutch...
Does Jonathan Bate expects us to believe that such an unknown universal Genius Gervase Markham (J.M., G.M.?) lived next to Shakespeare in 1600?
Because of significant arguments I felt obliged to add the authorname Gervase Markham to the multiplicity of pseudonyms of surviving concealed ->Marlowe (alias Shakespeare/alias Markham alias ... ) (Chapt.11-p.538-542)
( s.also → Markham's Handwriting )
*1.) The Review of English Studies, New Series, Vol. 53, No. 211 (Aug., 2002),
*2.) ->Isis,Vol.35/2,1941)
*2.) ->Isis,Vol.35/2,1941)
