Explore the profound questions of Shakespeare authorship with Barry R. Clarke’s innovative research. This essential study challenges the single-author paradigm, introducing a revolutionary ‘Rare Collocation Profiling’ (RCP) method for literary attribution. Discover compelling new evidence for Francis Bacon’s significant contribution to Shakespeare’s plays, moving beyond traditional debates. Critically examining attribution methods, it offers a penetrating analysis crucial for understanding Elizabethan literary collaboration. A must-read for students and scholars in Shakespeare studies and literary history in India.