humanities.lit.authors.shakespeare

On Feb 25, 5:05=A0pm, Elizabeth wrote:
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> In this post I want to get started on Looney's
>
> =A0 =A0 Wonder Theory of Oxfordian Authorship.
>
> Humans are wowed in by wonder, I think it's Sokol
> who calls it a 'psychosomatic experience,' our minds
> and bodies are simiultaneously engaged by something
> new or unexpected or unique.
>
> In The Tempest Miranda is 'a wonder' because she
> is the 'top of admiration!
>
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Admired Miranda!
> =A0 =A0 Indeed, the top of admiration, worth
> =A0 =A0 What's dearest to the world.
>
> The line 'top of admiration,' is a phrase unique
> to Bacon.
>
> Bacon writes in the Augmentis that the 'tops,
> ultimates or summitates of human nature should
> be studied.'
>
> Humans seem to want to study the 'tops of admir-
> ation,' we study atheletes; Einstein's brain is in
> a jar, probably at Princeton.
>
> Here's the mechanism of Looney wonder:
>
> Looney's readers only swoon because Looney
> merges Oxford's incomparable title -- 17th earl
> of the ancient De Vere line -- with the =A0even more
> incomparable =A0Shakspeare works. =A0Somehow
> that conflation of high nobility and genius literary
> works puts Looney's reader into a suspended
> state, a state of wonderment.
>
> I've experienced it. =A0Took me a couple of weeks
> to throw off.
>
> The quotes are indebted to Theobald, p. 88.

Does Looney discuss a "Wonder Theory of Oxfordian Authorship"? I'll be
very disappointed - I thought I put that together myself.

Nothing new under the sun, I suppose.

Could you refer me to the pages?

Thanks
Nicole