Description
This new Complete Works marks the completion of the Arden Shakespeare Third Series and includes all of Shakespeare's plays, poems and sonnets, edited by leading international scholars. New to this edition are the 'apocryphal' plays, part-written by Shakespeare: Double Falsehood, Sir Thomas More and King Edward III. The anthology is unique in giving all three extant texts of Hamlet from Shakespeare's time: the first and second Quarto texts of 1603 and 1604-5, and the first Folio text of 1623. With a simple alphabetical arrangement the Complete Works are easy to navigate. The lengthy introductions and footnotes of the individual Third Series volumes have been removed to make way for a general introduction, short individual introductions to each text, a glossary and a bibliography instead, to ensure all works are accessible in one single volume. This handsome Complete Works is ideal for readers keen to explore Shakespeare's work and for anyone building their literary library.
A landmark edition of the complete works of Shakespeare from the world renowned Arden Shakespeare.
About the Author
ANN THOMPSON is Emeritus Professor in English at King' s College London UK. David Scott Kastan is the George M. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University, USA. Henry Woudhuysen is Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, UK. Professor Richard Proudfoot served as Senior General Editor of the Arden Shakespeare for 35 years, until his retirement from King's in 1999. In 2001 The Arden Shakespeare published Proudfoot's Shakespeare: Text, Stage and Canon a critical overview of the scholarly achievements made in the field of Shakespeare studies by the end of the twentieth century.
Reviews
An invaluable possession. Alphabetising the plays makes them much easier to cross reference between texts and the various introductions are a swift reminder of what to look for when encountering the plays, finding a decent middle ground, both scholarly and accessible. * feeling listless *
Its design is functional and attractive ... a manageable and approachable book, among the most portable of the collected Shakespeares ... An unusual feature is the fact that the plays are printed in alphabetical order ... This system is an advantage for those consulting references in several works. * Sederi Yearbook *
Book Information
ISBN 9781474296366
Author Ann Thompson
Format Paperback
Page Count 1504
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 1788g
A landmark edition of the complete works of Shakespeare from the world renowned Arden Shakespeare.
About the Author
ANN THOMPSON is Emeritus Professor in English at King' s College London UK. David Scott Kastan is the George M. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University, USA. Henry Woudhuysen is Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, UK. Professor Richard Proudfoot served as Senior General Editor of the Arden Shakespeare for 35 years, until his retirement from King's in 1999. In 2001 The Arden Shakespeare published Proudfoot's Shakespeare: Text, Stage and Canon a critical overview of the scholarly achievements made in the field of Shakespeare studies by the end of the twentieth century.
Reviews
An invaluable possession. Alphabetising the plays makes them much easier to cross reference between texts and the various introductions are a swift reminder of what to look for when encountering the plays, finding a decent middle ground, both scholarly and accessible. * feeling listless *
Its design is functional and attractive ... a manageable and approachable book, among the most portable of the collected Shakespeares ... An unusual feature is the fact that the plays are printed in alphabetical order ... This system is an advantage for those consulting references in several works. * Sederi Yearbook *
Book Information
ISBN 9781474296366
Author Ann Thompson
Format Paperback
Page Count 1504
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 1788g
