The Third Citizen: Shakespeare's Theater and the Early Modern House of Commons

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© 2007 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2007 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Arnold, Oliver, 1962– The third citizen : Shakespeare’s theater and the early modern House of Commons / Oliver Arnold. p. cm. — (Parallax) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-8018-8504-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616—Political and social views. 2. Politics and literature—Great Britain—History— 16th century. 3. Politics and literature—Great Britain— History—17th century. 4. Political plays, English—History and criticism. 5. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616— Knowledge—Rome. 6. Rome—In literature. 7. Great Britain—In literature. I. Title. II. Series: Parallax (Baltimore, Md.) pr3017.a48 2007 822.3v3—dc22 2006010567 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. To my parents, Patricia Arnold and Maxwell Arnold This page intentionally left blank ...