Arden Shakespeare Third Series Complete Works

Ann Thompson, David Scott Kastan, Richard Proudfoot

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Book cover for Arden Shakespeare Third Series Complete Works

Arden Shakespeare Third Series Complete Works

Arden Shakespeare Third Series Complete Works

Ann Thompson, David Scott Kastan, Richard Proudfoot

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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.

Critical 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

Publishing Information

Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
Pub date: 2020-12-02
Length: 1504 pages

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