Or so that’s the claim of BriÂan VickÂers, a proÂfesÂsor at the InstiÂtute of EngÂlish StudÂies at the UniÂverÂsiÂty of LonÂdon. AccordÂing to a short piece in The New York Times, a softÂware packÂage called Pl@giarism, usuÂalÂly used to detect cheatÂing stuÂdents, demonÂstrates that “The Reign of King Edward III,” a play pubÂlished anonyÂmousÂly in 1596, has eleÂments of ShakeÂspeare’s linÂguisÂtic finÂgerÂprint. In short, phrasÂes used in the play match phrasÂes found in earÂliÂer ShakeÂspeare plays at least 200 times. InterÂestÂingÂly, the softÂware also idenÂtiÂfies phrasÂes matchÂing the linÂguisÂtic finÂgerÂprint of anothÂer playÂwright, Thomas Kyd, sugÂgestÂing that ShakeÂspeare didÂn’t write the Edward play (or othÂer plays?) alone. The Times of LonÂdon has more on these new claims.
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It seems likeÂly that Pl@giarism has disÂcovÂered a playÂwright in 1596 who plaÂgiaÂrized the work of othÂers.
This is soooo cool. I love ShakeÂspeare, Romeo and JuliÂet was the first book I ever read, and if this sis true that is soo totall AWSOME, I am psyced