William Shakespeare, Richard Barnfield, and the Sixth Earl of Derby

"Daugherty's work, blending historical fact with imaginative conjecture. shows how research in the Renaissance can be exciting today. His brave readings of primary texts are supported by solid data and tempting arguments. His style is carefully eralied and eminently readable. Scholars will, in the future. look with renewed vigor at both Barnfield and Shakespeare because of Daugherty's studied conclusion."---Professor George Klawitter, St. Edward's University

"Leo Daugherty is the best literary detective I Know. His discoveries here will change the ways we think about Shakespeare and his times."---Professor Steven Shaviro, wayne State University

Leo Daugherty is professor emeritus of literature and linguislies at the Evergreen State College, where he taught Shakespeare and other programs in Renaissance studies and also served as academic dean and founding head of the Science and Human Values Division for many years. He now teaches at the University of Virginia. Dr. Daugherty holds a PhD from Texas A & M University, an MA from the University of Arkansas, and a BA from Western Kentucky University. He also completed his postdoctoral studies in linguisties at Harvard University and MIT. Dr. Daugherty has Published essays and Monographs on Shakespeare. the Elizabethan poet Richard Barnfield, and William Stanley. the sixth earl of Derby. In addition. he has published studies on American writers. such as Cormae McCarthy and Allen Ginsberg.