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- ↑ Allardyce Nicoll (28 November 2002). Shakespeare Survey. Cambridge University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-521-52391-2.
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After the book was finished and had been accepted for publication, Dr. Goddard died without having named it; the title was provided by the publisher, the University of Chicago Press. Originally published as one volume, it was later split into two volumes.
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