December 08, 2024

(689) The 'true' Shakespeare and Markham, one of his multple pseudonyms,

 The 'true' Shakespeare

(not the Stratford man),

and Gervase Markham,

one of his multple Pseudonyms.

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The Video argues that Gervase (or Jarvis) Markham wasn’t simply an ordinary Elizabethan writer, but rather a pseudonym—similar in function to “Shake-Speare”—used by Christopher Marlowe, whom the video identifies as the real author behind works traditionally attributed to Shakespeare and other contemporaries. 


  1. Marlowe as the True Author:

    • The video supports the idea that Christopher Marlowe was the genuine creative force behind the Shakespeare canon and other works of the period.

    • It ties into the broader Marlowe/Multi-Pseudonymity authorship theory, which claims Marlowe didn’t die in 1593 but continued to write under various names. 

  2. Markham as a Pseudonym:

    • Gervase Markham (sometimes called “Jarvis Markham” in the video) is presented not as a separate historical author, but as another alias through which Marlowe published.

    • The argument draws an “accordance” or correspondence between Marlowe and the Markham name, positioning Markham as part of a network of pseudonyms deployed for anonymity and concealment. 

  3. Context Within Authorship Debate:

    • This claim is framed as one piece of evidence among several in favor of Marlowe’s authorship of works traditionally credited to William Shakespeare and others.

    • The video suggests that, like “Shake-Speare,” the name “Gervase Markham” served as a mask or cover identity rather than a real, independent historical author. 


Overall Message:

The Video extends the Marlovian thesis by proposing that multiple Elizabethan writer-names  --including the relatively obscure Markham -- were intentional pseudonyms adopted by one underlying author (Marlowe), challenging the conventional attribution of authorship for Shakespeare and other literary figures.

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