First published in 1980

 

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© 1961 Chapters I–V and IX Elaine Weston and Elsie Brown;
© 1980 Methuen & Co Ltd

 

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Shakespeare's Drama
ISBN 0-415-35284-3
ISBN 0-415-33086-6 (set)

 

Miniset: Critical Studies

 

Series: Routledge Library Editions — Shakespeare