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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 822.33
EAN: 9780199267170
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 0199267170
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1344
Publication Date: August 01, 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
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Product Description:
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.
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The print is surprising readable in this fairly compact, one-volume complete Shakespeare. It is well organized and more than good enough for this non-scholar to use as a reference book. We also read the plays out of this when the mood seizes us.
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I own and have read thousands of books, and this Oxford edition of Shakespeare's complete works is by far the worst bound book I have ever come across. I had pages falling out of my copy within days of using it. Oxford University Press should be ashamed for binding this book so badly. If you want the text of the Oxford edition, then buy the hardcover Norton Shakespeare, which uses the text of the Oxford edition. Better yet, check out the RSC Complete Works, edited by Jonathan Bate and Eric ... Read More
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Though I admire the aims of The Oxford Shakespeare's editors and enjoy their text thoroughly, I am sorely disappointed by the binding on the present edition. It is not thoroughly sewn, but rather glued. Leaving the book open for extended periods of time (as in reading) results in splitting. The cover is unusually light and generally flimsy, succumbing easily to nicks and dents. For newcomers to Shakespeare, it is wholly impractical, as the glossary of archaic words is so insufficient it would best ... Read More
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The general editors, those being Stanley Wells, Gary Taylor and John Jowett, have become, thanks to this project, sort of superstars in the world of Shakespeare criticism, for better and worse. In this review I shall first take my stand against the discrepancies in the performance critical approach practiced by the editors, partly influenced by my reading of Lukas Erne's excellent Shakespeare as Literary Dramatist, which I shall refer to and recommend to each reader who is serious about Shakespeare. ... Read More
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Lack of glossary or footnotes, as well as scant (one-page) introduction to each play make this compilation more suited to the Shakespeare veteran than to the casual or even novice reader. I regret not checking out The Pelican Complete Shakespeare before buying this.
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