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Title: The Tragedy Of Caesar's Revenge

Author: Anonymous

Editor: F. S. Boas

Release Date: January 4, 2010 [EBook #30846]

Language: English

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PRINTED FOR THE MALONE SOCIETY BY
HORACE HART M.A., AT THE
OXFORD UNIVERSITY
PRESS

THE TRAGEDY
OF CAESAR'S REVENGE

THE MALONE SOCIETY
REPRINTS
1911

This reprint of _Caesar's Revenge_ has been prepared by F. S. Boas with
the assistance of the General Editor.

_Oct. 1911._ W. W. Greg.

Plays on the subject of Caius Julius are so numerous that some
difficulty arises in properly distinguishing the titles. In the case of
the piece here reprinted the first title, which is also the head title,
suggests a play of Chapman's, while the running title is the traditional
property of William Shakespeare. It seems, therefore, best that it
should become known by the name which appears second on the title-page.
And, indeed, there is reason to suppose that it was this title that the
piece originally bore, for the entry in the Registers of the Stationers'
Company runs as follows:

v^o Iunij [1606]

{SN John Wright and Nathanael ffossbrook}
Entred for their Copies vnder the handes of Master Doctor Couell and
the wardens A booke called Iulius Caesars reuenge. vj^d
[Arber's Transcript, III. 323.]

The edition that followed upon this entry was undated, but probably
appeared before the end of the year. It bore Wright's name and address
as stationer, and the initials and device of Geor