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3 unusual facts about New Cambridge Shakespeare


Authorship of Titus Andronicus

In his 1994 edition of the play for the New Cambridge Shakespeare, Alan Hughes dismissed the possibility of Shakespeare having a co-author.

New Cambridge Shakespeare

Notable editions published in the series include the first ever edition of the disputed play Edward III to be published as Shakespeare's as part of a series; and a controversial edition of Pericles, Prince of Tyre that rejects the conventional thesis that the play was poorly printed and the result of collaborative authorship.

They are distinctive in appearance, being taller in shape than most of their competitors and featuring blue covers, with a multicoloured sketch of Shakespeare's face based on a drawing by David Hockney.



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