Analysis identifies Shakespeare and Marlowe as co-authors of “Edward III”

Ekonominin Sesi - International (English) · Oct 18, 2026 · 1m

A new computer-based analysis concludes that William Shakespeare was the principal writer of the play “Edward III,” and that Christopher Marlowe also contributed. The play was published anonymously in 1596, and scholars had long thought Shakespeare wrote at least a few scenes. Rory Loughnane, a co-author of the research, told The Guardian that the evidence places Shakespeare’s authorship “beyond any reasonable doubt.” The researchers compared the play with works securely attributed to ten dramatists active from the late 1580s to the mid-1590s. In one test, they identified 23 sections as…