In one attractive volume, the modern critical edition gives todays students and playgoers the very. The complete works, 2nd edition hardcover august 1, 2005. There are so many to chose from but some with impressive sounding names like yale or oxford are useless and others like the arden or riverside may. Text is displayed in two columns per page and printed on very thin leaves. The complete works of william shakespeare the oxford. Shakespeares work includes 154 sonnets and 38 plays. While quarto editions of some of the plays and poems were published during shakespeare s lifetime 1564 1616, the first collected plays did not appear until 1623. Wells editor, gary taylor editor online at alibris. For scholars and general readers alike, this is a musthave collection for your home library.
The complete works the oxford shakespeare 9780198711902 by shakespeare, william and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Modern critical edition is part of the landmark new oxford shakespearea new consideration of all of shakespeares works, edited afresh from all the surviving original versions of his work, and drawing on the latest literary, textual, and theatrical scholarship. Considered the greatest writer in the english language, william shakespeare s works are among the worlds most widely read, most intensely studied, and most passionately collected. The complete works the edition for students, teachers, and playlovers. The radical argument of the new oxford shakespeare the new. Gary taylor organized into histories including the poems and sonnets, comedies, and tragedies, and grouped in chronological order within each volume. The 37 plays, 154 sonnets and miscellaneous verse constitute the literary cornerstone of western civilization. The complete works by william shakespeare, stanley w. A supplementary lexical test for arden of faversham 11. The nature and authority of the early documents are reexamined, and the canon and chronological order of composition freshly established. The term oxford shakespeare also refers to oxford university presss editions of individual shakespeare plays and poems.
Apr 21, 2005 the second oxford edition of shakespeare s complete works reconsiders every detail of their text and presentation in the light of modern scholarship. The title of this book is the oxford shakespeare and it was written by william shakespeare, stanley wells editor, gary taylor editor. Now, almost two decades after the original volume, oxford is proud to announce a. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Based on eight years of fulltime research by a team of distinguished british and american scholars, this monumental volume offers many remarkable innovations, including a new chronological order, revised stage directions, two full versions of king learas. The complete works the most ambitious edition of the works ever attempted, and the times london hailed it as a monument to shakespearean scholarship. Modern critical edition is part of the landmark new oxford shakespearean entirely new consideration of all of shakespeares works, edited afresh from all the surviving original versions of his work, and drawing on the latest literary, textual, and theatrical scholarship. Some editions include several works which were not completely of shakespeares authorship collaborative writings, such as the two noble kinsmen, which was a collaboration with john fletcher. The complete works is a thoroughly updated second edition of shakespeare in which the original documents have been reexamined in every detail and edited according to the most uptodate findings of.
The 1609 edition of shakespeares sonnets was not reprinted for more than 170 years, but it is now the single most famous book of english lyric poetry. Wellresearched and documented, complete, has line numbers, and the pages are thick enough that they dont tear when you read. Complete works of william shakespeare is the standard name given to any volume containing all the plays and poems of william shakespeare. Originally published in 1986, the oxford shakespeare. Titus andronicus was almost never performed for three hundred years. He excels in plot, poetry and wit, and his talent encompasses the great tragedies of hamlet, king lear, othello and macbeth as well as the moving history plays and the comedies such as a midsummer nights dream, the taming of the shrew and as you like it with their magical combination of humour, ribaldry and.
The online library of liberty a project of liberty fund, inc. The complete works by william shakespeare in djvu, fb2, fb3 download ebook. These individual editions follow the same principles as the complete works, but their editors are permitted to reject choices made for the complete works if they feel strongly. Modern critical edition is part of the landmark new oxford shakespeare an entirely new consideration of all of shakespeare s works, edited afresh from all the surviving original versions of his work, and drawing on the latest literary, textual, and theatrical scholarship. Modern critical edition is part of the landmark new oxford shakespeare a new consideration of all of shakespeare s works, edited afresh from all the surviving original versions of his work, and drawing on the latest literary, textual, and theatrical scholarship. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. William shakespeare books list of books by author william. The complete works is a thoroughly updated second edition of shakespeare in which the original documents have been reexamined in every detail and edited according to the most uptodate findings of textual scholarship. Oseo currently includes writers active between 701 and 1901, plus classical latin and greek authors from aristotle, austen, bentham, catullus, dickens, and donne through to plato, virgil, and wordsworth. The complete works the oxford shakespeare 9780198711902 by shakespeare, william and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books. Some editions include several works which were not completely of shakespeare s authorship collaborative writings, such as the two noble kinsmen, which was a collaboration with john fletcher. Shakespeare the complete works by william shakespeare 1999, hardcover, new edition at the best online prices at ebay.
The plays and poetry are presented in the order in which shakespeare wrote them, so that students can follow. The second oxford edition of shakespeare s complete works reconsiders every detail of their text and presentation in the light of modern scholarship. Shakespeare the complete works by william shakespeare 1988, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The hardcover, oxford shakespeare edition of his complete works is excellent. The complete plays and poetry of william shakespeare are presented in this single volume. An anthology of criticism 2000, the oxford dictionary of shakespeare 1998, and reediting shakespeare for the modern reader 1984. What is the best version of william shakespeare complete works. The second oxford edition of shakespeares complete works reconsiders every detail of their text and presentation in the light of modern scholarship. The poetic apocrypha and methods of modern attribution 8. The oxford shakespeare by william shakespeare, 9780199535798, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The new oxford shakespeare, for which taylor serves as lead general editor, is the first edition of the plays to credit christopher marlowe as a coauthor of shakespeares henry vi, parts. Shakespeare, arden of faversham, and a lovers complaint. The oxford complete works is a classicedited by the worlds finest shakespeare scholars, it presents the plays as they were acted by shakespeare s company. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by.
One of the most distinguised shakespearian scholars currently working, his publications include shakespeare. Sep 05, 2017 hailed by the washington post as a definitive synthesis of the best editions and by the times of london as a monument to shakespearean scholarship, the oxford shakespeare is the ultimate anthology of the bards work. The oxford complete works is a classicedited by the worlds finest shakespeare scholars, it presents the plays as they were acted by shakespeares company. The complete works of william shakespeare special editions. Part of the oxford complete shakespeare series, this contains all the poems, both the lyrics and the narrative poems.
William shakespeare, the complete works of william shakespeare part 1 the oxford shakespeare 1916 the online library of liberty this ebook pdf format is published by liberty fund, inc. I work at one of the largest bookstores in the us and i get this and similar questions all the time. In one attractive, easytouse volume, the modern critical edition gives students the very best resources they need to understand and enjoy shakespeare s works. The plays and poetry are presented in the order in which shakespeare wrote them, so that students. The poet and his plays 2001, the oxford shakespeare. The poems are in modern spelling, the text has been collated from the most authoritative sources, and the editor, colin burrow, has written detailed introductions that are both scholarly and accessible. Hailed by the washington post as a definitive synthesis of the best editions and by the times of london as a monument to shakespearean scholarship, the oxford shakespeare is the ultimate anthology of the bards work. Craig the 1914 oxford edition of the complete works of william shakespeare ranks among the most authoritative published in the twentieth century. Taylor, jowett, bourus, and egan, both of which represent the worst trends in shakespeare editing of the last 40 years, making perverse and unhelpful changes throughout. Wells and taylor and the oxford shakespeare 2nd edition ed. Available for the first time online, oxfords scholarly editions provide trustworthy, annotated primary texts for scholars and students. The new oxford shakespeare oxford university press. The oxford shakespeare brings the modern reader closer to shakespeare s plays as originally performed than has ever before been possible. In one attractive, easytouse volume, the modern critical edition gives students the very best resources they need to understand and enjoy shakespeares works.