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The Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Works, 2nd Edition
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 Bard's work: the most authoritative edition of the plays and poems ever published.
Now, almost two decades after the original volume, Oxford is proud to announce a thoroughly updated second edition, including for the first time the texts of The Reign of Edward III and Sir Thomas More, recognizing these two plays officially as authentic works by Shakespeare. This beautiful
collection is the product of years of full-time research by a team of British and American scholars and represents the most thorough examination ever undertaken of the nature and authority of Shakespeare's work. The editors reconsidered every detail of the text in the light of modern scholarship and
they thoroughly re-examined the earliest printed versions of the plays, firmly establishing the canon and chronological order of composition. All stage directions have been reconsidered in light of original staging, and many new directions for essential action have been added. This superb volume
also features a brief introduction to each work as well as an illuminating General Introduction. Finally, the editors have added a wealth of secondary material, including an essay on language, a list of contemporary allusions to Shakespeare, an index of Shakespearean characters, a glossary, a
consolidated bibliography, and an index of first lines of the Sonnets.
Compiled by the world's leading authorities, packed with information, and attractively designed, The Oxford Shakespeare is the gold standard of Shakespearean anthologies.
Now, almost two decades after the original volume, Oxford is proud to announce a thoroughly updated second edition, including for the first time the texts of The Reign of Edward III and Sir Thomas More, recognizing these two plays officially as authentic works by Shakespeare. This beautiful
collection is the product of years of full-time research by a team of British and American scholars and represents the most thorough examination ever undertaken of the nature and authority of Shakespeare's work. The editors reconsidered every detail of the text in the light of modern scholarship and
they thoroughly re-examined the earliest printed versions of the plays, firmly establishing the canon and chronological order of composition. All stage directions have been reconsidered in light of original staging, and many new directions for essential action have been added. This superb volume
also features a brief introduction to each work as well as an illuminating General Introduction. Finally, the editors have added a wealth of secondary material, including an essay on language, a list of contemporary allusions to Shakespeare, an index of Shakespearean characters, a glossary, a
consolidated bibliography, and an index of first lines of the Sonnets.
Compiled by the world's leading authorities, packed with information, and attractively designed, The Oxford Shakespeare is the gold standard of Shakespearean anthologies.
Editorial Reviews
"State-of-the-art scholarship has come to stand as the edition of record of Shakespeare's poems and plays."San Diego Union-Tribune
"Includes stage directions, introductions, and a trove of other scholarly goodies. A beauty."Library Journal (starred review)
Readers Top Reviews
Mr. P. BarberMatt Th
Dickens, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Hardy,Lawrence, Hemingway and Steinbeck, et al:: all available free (or so cheap as makes no difference). Yet children and adults who never attained maturity, remain addicted to, and impoverished by, their spiteful lanterns. How will history ever justify this in the evolution and ascent of Man?
Alison WinterMoni H
I just downloaded this onto my Kindle but alas, I'm quite disappointed. I haven't done enough research to know for sure if this is the best option, but it's not a great option. There is no index, no table of contents. It's starts with The Sonnets, which are just spewed out without being numbered, and all you can do is go back or forward. I tried to search for 'Anthony' in order to find Anthony and Cleopatra but it informed me it hadn't been indexed. So this is essentially useless as I am not going to scroll through the entire works of Shakespeare. I bought it to have it on my Kindle for reference in addition to a copy at home. I will be seeking a refund as I cant understand how this is remotely usable.
PTRichard B.
Poor Review is for quality of binding, not for content - content is fine. This is a Complete Works, but within reading the first couple plays, the glued binding cracked open. As I continued reading, sections even broke out. It never occurred to me to try to get a replacement copy from amazon, so I didn't. I bought my copy when this 2nd Ed was first published (~ 2007) I tried to sew it back together, but the paper is too thin/weak to hold stitches. I have never before had a New book binding break on me like this, just reading it. I am gentle with my books. Poor quality.
Brandon B.Santeria
This book is awful do not buy it first of all I needed a book for school so bought. The issue is there is no form of organization in this book there is no table of contents so if you, nor page numbers, nor are categories for which all the works of Shakespeare fall under their all just in there in a jumbled mess. Next the pages aren't even filled and this looks likes they just took a picture of a book and pasted it on to the page. There even lines and arrow around the book future proving someone else'spoint about this probably being a library book that someone copied and published. Please don't but this book.
Shifrah
Such a beautiful version. I purchased the hardcover, and the pages are quality. Not tissue paper, but thicker, almost like good magazine stock but not shiny. Not exactly matte, but very pleasant. The layout is designed for easy reading, and there are front sections in the book to assist the novice to the expert in decoding and understanding The Bard’s use of English. A delight. I’m glad I upgraded from my old, faded, tattered version.
