The Oxford Shakespeare - The Complete Works 2nd Edition

Here are all of Shakespeare's plays and poems in a compact edition. And, as if all of the Bard were not enough, this reissue of an Oxford Classic offers something more: editions of the plays in their theatrical versions, as they were originally performed on the Elizabethan stage. This edition also features a brief introduction to each work, as well as an illuminating General Introduction; reconsiders every detail of the text and presentation of Shakespeare's complete works in the light of modern scholarship; re-examines the nature and authority of the early documents, and freshly establishes the canon and chronological order of composition; and modernizes spelling and punctuation to make the works more accessible to modern readers, without ever altering their original language or meter.

The Oxford Complete Works is a classic: edited by the world's finest Shakespeare scholars, it presents the plays as they were acted by Shakespeare's company.
This new edition reflects the very latest scholarship, by including two works newly attributed to the Canon, Edward III and the full text of Sir Thomas More.
Includes a new essay by David Crystal, on Shakespeare's language
New to this Edition:
Addition of Edward III and full text of Sir Thomas More
Essay on Shakespeare's language by David Crystal
Bibliography of foundational works
Amendment of the contents list to give the approximate date of each play in brackets

The Times Higher Education Supplement called William Shakespeare: The Complete Works "the most ambitious edition of the works ever attempted," and The Times (London) hailed it as "a monument to Shakespearean scholarship." For scholars and general readers alike, this is a must-have collection for your home library.