Claim suggests that Shakespeare was a Black Jewish woman named Emilia Bassano.
The Real Author of Shakespeare’s Works? A New Perspective A recent book has stirred the pot in literary circles, suggesting that the celebrated works of William Shakespeare were actually penned by a black Jewish woman. Eileen Coslett’s upcoming book, “The Real Shakespeare: Emilia Bassano Willoughby,” proposes that Shakespeare’s true identity is Emilia Bassano, an Elizabethan […]