Shakespeare wrote at least 38 plays and over 150 short and long poems, many of which are considered to be the finest ever written in english. Shakespeares complete works app is good as a supplement the paid version has access to all the various folio and quarto versions as well as options to look at original spellings and punctuation. The riverside shakespeare, 2nd edition download free epub. 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. What is the best version of william shakespeare complete. This third edition introduces a meticulouslyedited new text created by an expert. The first folio is a literary icon and is the version of shakespeares text preferred by many actors and directors, yet no one has edited it in its entirety for over three. This volume also features shakespeare s complete poetry, including the sonnets. My annotated list of shakespeare editions complete works. The bestselling complete shakespeare in a groundbreaking new printand digitaledition. Containing plays never before found in a complete works, this edition has redefined the ways in which shakespeare is edited. The riverside shakespeare book by william shakespeare. The riverside shakespeare 1997, houghton mifflin in english 2nd ed.
The complete works of william shakespeare special editions. Complete works arden shakespeare september 10, 1998, arden. And if you like illustrations, the complete illustrated shakespeare illustrated by john gilbert and ray abel is an excellent tome to get. The authors of the essays on recent criticism and productions are heather dubrow, university of wisconsin at madison, and william. William shakespeare 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay. This edition has fairly extensive glosses and introductory essays, which go a long way towards remedying the deficiencies usually found in complete works editions. For an excellent single play edition with comprehensive footnotes, an introduction at least as long as the play, several appendices, and an overall well edited text of the play itself including justifications for the. The second edition of this complete collection of shakespeares plays and poems features two essays. In the updated fourth edition of the complete works of shakespeare, david. 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. 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.
Jan 01, 1974 the second edition of this complete collection of shakespeare s plays and poems features two essays on recent criticism and productions, fully updated textual notes, a photographic insert of recent productions, and two works recently attributed to shakespeare. References shakespeare in quarto the british library. The original electronic source for this server was the complete mobytm. One of the early editors of shakespeares works, sir thomas hanmer 16771746 was a speaker of the house of commons between the years 1714 and 1715. Humanities text initiative the full text of the complete works of shakespeare as presented in the standard scholarly edition edited by g. First hanmer edition, the first largeformat illustrated edition of shakespeare s works.
Pericles, prince of tyre, the first two acts of which were likely. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones. It has the disputed works as well, which you probably wont spend any. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. 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. The second edition of this complete collection of shakespeares plays and poems features two essays on recent criticism and productions, fully updated textual. First hanmer edition, the first largeformat illustrated edition of shakespeares works. The administrator has disabled public write access. Does not include the introductory essays, footnotes and critical. This is my favorite edition of shakespeares complete works. If you plan on getting the royal shakespeare companys edition of shakespeares complete works, the british version is definitely the one to get.
William shakespeare 1st edition books for sale in stock. Taylor, jowett, bourus, and egan, both of which represent the worst trends in shakespeare editing of the last 40 years, making perverse and. One of the innumerable forms in which the globe edition is available. A groundbreaking edition, the oxford shakespeare 2nd is the benchmark for all things textual.
Shakespeare the complete works by william shakespeare 1988, hardcover 5 out of 5 stars 1 product rating 1 product ratings shakespeare the complete works by william shakespeare 1988, hardcover. Wells and taylor and the oxford shakespeare 2nd edition ed. Nov 8, 2011 complete works of shakespeare, annotated complete works, arden shakespeare, riverside, the only one i have is yale. The text in this edition is based on the 1623 first folio, the first and original complete works lovingly assembled and seen into print by shakespeares fellowactors. Your edition that was published in 1878 by william t.
Printed on thick high quality paper with wide margins and full page engravings by hubert gravelot after. Also see the oxford shakespeare individual critical editions. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1248 pages and is available in leather bound format. With this beautiful edition, you can enjoy shakespeare s enduring literary legacy again and again. The footnotes are thoughtful, brief, and unobtrusive. Recent editions of the complete works of shakespeare include. While my preference is for reading shakespeares works in individual editions, it is quite convenient to have a collected set in one volume. What is the best version of william shakespeare complete works. Complete works of william shakespeare is the standard name given to any volume containing all the plays and poems of william shakespeare. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the riverside shakespeare second edition the complete works. G blakemore evans the writings of shakespeare, with modern spelling and punctuation. George richard hibbard 1987 the oxford shakespeare. It contains no textual notes, but is textually sound. The four other stratfordian collected works, however, are much less certain.
The 37 plays, 154 sonnets and miscellaneous verse constitute the literary cornerstone of western civilization. One volume, from publisher, john dicks, sold 700,000 copies of his shilling shakespeare murphy, 1768. The riverside shakespeare is a longrunning series of editions of the complete works of william shakespeare published by the houghton mifflin company. This singlevolume edition of the complete works of william shakespeare includes commissioned introductions to each of the plays and poems by a team of academics, including john jowett and philip hobsbaum, with a textual introduction by the shakespearean scholar alec yearling explaining the significance of the alexander edition. Welcome to the webs first edition of the complete works of william shakespeare. My offhand answer is that there is no best version of the complete works, because a really good version of a shakespeare play needs more annotation than complete work editions usually have room for. The second edition of this complete collection of shakespeares plays and poems features two essays on recent criticism and. Pdf the complete works book by william shakespeare free. Buy the riverside shakespeare 2nd revised edition by william shakespeare, harry levin, herschel baker, anne barton, hallett smith, marie edel, frank kermode, g.
The kittredgeplayers edition of the complete works of william shakespeare 1958, grolier. The riverside shakespeare 1987, houghton mifflin in english libraries near you. Shakespeare s complete works app is good as a supplement the paid version has access to all the various folio and quarto versions as well as options to look at original spellings and punctuation. This kindle ebook contains shakespeares complete plays and complete poems in a new, easytoread and easytonavigate format. 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 second edition of this complete collection of shakespeares plays and poems features two essays on recent criticism and productions, fully updated textual notes, a photographic insert of recent productions, and two works recently attributed to shakespeare.
A dozen shakespeare plays written after oxford died. The complete works of william shakespeare by william. Im a student but studying shakespeare at my leisure so id like something semicritical. Eds stanley wells, gary taylor, john jowett, and william montgomery 1987 the oxford shakespeare. The norton shakespeare has been acclaimed worldwide for its vibrant introductions, first among them stephen greenblatts general introduction, a richly textured portrait of shakespeares work and world. Accepting stracheys manuscript letter as valid evidence are the readers shakespeare encyclopedia 855, the riverside edition 56, 1606 and the oxford companion 470.
The riverside shakespeare is a longrunning series of editions of the complete works of william shakespeare published by the houghton mifflin company the first riverside shakespeare was edited by richard grant white and published in 1883 and 1901. Need a comprehensive volume of all of shakespeares works. The first folio is a literary icon and is the version of shakespeare s text preferred by many actors and directors, yet no one has edited it in its entirety for over three. The complete works of william shakespeare paperback. Id also like the book to be printed on decent paper, id like something better than nortons rolling paper. 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. This singlevolume edition of the complete works of william shakespeare includes commissioned introductions to each of the plays and poems by a team of academics. I work at one of the largest bookstores in the us and i get this and similar questions all the time. Free download or read online the complete works pdf epub book. This onevolume edition of shakespeare s works is the most complete i found on the market. Download it once and read it on your kindle device. On purchasing a complete works blogging shakespeare. Riverside shakespeare 2nd edition the complete works.
My annotated list of shakespeare editions complete. The riverside shakespeare second edition the complete works. His works have been translated into every major living language, and some others besides the folgers holdings include translations in esperanto and klingon, and nearly 400 years after his death, they continue to be performed around the world. The text in this edition is based on the 1623 first folio, the first and original complete works lovingly assembled and seen into print by shakespeare s fellowactors. The riverside shakespeare, 2nd edition download free epub, pdf the second edition of this complete collection of shakespeares plays and poems features two essays on recent criticism and productions, fully updated textual notes, a photographic insert of. It has the disputed works as well, which you probably wont spend any time with but its nice to know theyre there. One of the most learned and devoted of shakespeareans, so called by harold bloom, he specializes in british drama of the renaissance, and has edited and introduced the complete works of william shakespeare in both the 29volume, bantam classics paperback editions and the singlevolume longman edition. The first riverside shakespeare was edited by richard grant white and published in 1883 and 1901. The second edition of this complete collection of shakespeare s plays and poems features two essays on recent criticism and productions, fully updated textual notes, a photographic insert of recent productions, and two works recently attributed to shakespeare.
This site has offered shakespeare s plays and poetry to the internet community since 1993. The oxford complete works is a classicedited by the worlds finest shakespeare scholars, it presents the plays as they. 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. Craig the 1914 oxford edition of the complete works of william shakespeare ranks among the most authoritative published in the twentieth century. The complete works of william shakespeare collects all 37 of the immortal bards comedies, tragedies, and historical plays in a collectible edition. The first edition of the novel was published in 1623, and was written by william shakespeare. This site has offered shakespeares plays and poetry to the internet community since 1993. Complete works of shakespeare, annotated complete works. The best complete works, therefore, is a complete collection of the best individual scholarly editions, which i believe most people agree is the arden edition. A substantial reworking resulted in a second edition in the late 90s.
This onevolume edition of shakespeares works is the most complete i found on the market. The riverside shakespeare by william shakespeare goodreads. One of the most learned and devoted of shakespeareans, so called by harold bloom, he specializes in british drama of the renaissance, and has edited and introduced the. The riverside shakespeare complete works 1974 houghton mifflin. As late as 1974, the riverside edition followed its act and scene divisions murphy, 206. I am looking for the value of an 1878 first edition of the. Great deals on william shakespeare 1st edition books. This onevolume edition of shakespeares works is the most complete i found on the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Edited by stanley wells, gary taylor, john jowett, and william montgomery. One of the early editors of shakespeare s works, sir thomas hanmer 16771746 was a speaker of the house of commons between the years 1714 and 1715.
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