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© 1976 by Paul A. Cantor

Preface to the paperback edition © 2017 by Paul A. Cantor

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First edition published in 1976 by Cornell University

Second edition published in 2017 by The University of Chicago Press

Printed in the United States of America

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ISBN-13: 978-0-226-46895-2 (paper)

ISBN-13: 978-0-226-46900-3 (e-book)

DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226469003.001.0001

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Cantor, Paul A. (Paul Arthur), 1945– author.

Title: Shakespeare’s Rome : Republic and Empire : with a new preface / Paul A. Cantor.

Description: Second edition. | Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Originally published: First edition. Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 1976.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016058730 | ISBN 9780226468952 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780226469003 (e-book)

Subjects: LCSH: Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616—Criticism and interpretation. | Rome—In literature. | Historical drama, English—History and criticism. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616. Coriolanus. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616. Antony and Cleopatra. | Coriolanus, Cnaeus Marcius—In literature. | Antonius, Marcus, 83 B.C.?–30 B.C.—In literature. | English drama—Roman influences.

Classification: LCC PR3069.R6 C3 2017 | DDC 822.3/3--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016058730

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