Spelling of Shakespeare's name
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title:
Spelling of Shakespeare's name
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The spelling of William Shakespeare's name has varied over time. It was not consistently spelled any single way during his lifetime, in manuscript or in printed form. After his death the name was spelled variously by editors of his work, and the spelling was not fixed until well into the 20th century. The standard spelling of the surname as "Shakespeare" was the most common published form in Shakespeare's lifetime, but it was not one used in his own handwritten signatures. It was, however, the s
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Several forms of the name of the English playwright have been used.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_of_Shakespeare%27s_name
date created:
2011-04-29T11:50:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T17:26:24Z
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