Overview
The second Oxford edition of Shakespeare's Complete Works reconsiders
every detail of their text and presentation in the light of modern
scholarship. The nature and authority of the early documents are
re-examined, and the canon and chronological order of composition
freshly established. Spelling and punctuation are modernized, and there
is a brief introduction to each work, as well as an illuminating and
informative General Introduction. Included here for the first time is
the play The Reign of King Edward the Third as well as the full text of Sir Thomas More. This new edition also features an essay on Shakespeare's language by David Crystal, and a bibliography of foundational works.