Editions of Julius Caesar, 1623-1919
Here is virtually every major edition of the play over four centuries
Most of these are in Google Book links or from archive.org. Both the Enlightenment and nineteenth-century editors commence firing on one another and expand their commentaries, sometimes settling old business across many, many years. Some of these distinguished gentlemen plagiarize freely from one another, or insult their peers or predecessors. Sometimes, there is even intellectual generosity.
We also include the only version of the play known to us that was edited entirely by women, the American “First Folio” text by Charlotte Endymion Porter and Helen A. Clarke (1904). Although it adheres closely to F1, its notes and commentary are excellent and eminently worth consulting. Access it here or see the link below. They founded Poet-Lore in 1889, the oldest continuously published poetry journal in the USA.
Please note: users of this page may have to hunt for the play within the volume provided if the edition is not in .pdf format, but we can assure you that with a little effort, your search will be successful.
The suicide of Brutus at Philippi, illustrating the motto Fortuna virtutem superans.
Geffrey Whitney, A Choice of Emblemes, and Other Devises (Leiden: Christopher Plantyn, 1586), 70.