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The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition

The Complete Works

William Shakespeare
General Editors: Gary Taylor, John Jowett, Terri Bourus, and Gabriel Egan

The clearest, most up-to-date text, edited afresh from the original play-texts and poems
Presented in modern spelling and punctuation
Introductions to each work develop understanding and stimulate discovery
On-page notes explain any obscure words, historical references, and changes in the meaning
Performance notes underline the fact that these are works written to be staged and performed
The poems and plays are treated as equally important, showing the formative relationship between the two
More than one hundred illustrations
Early musical scores for twenty songs
Buying the print edition new includes twelve (12) month access to the complete New Oxford Shakespeare Online

The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition

The Complete Works

William Shakespeare
General Editors: Gary Taylor, John Jowett, Terri Bourus, and Gabriel Egan

Description

In one attractive volume, The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition gives today's students the very best resources needed to understand and enjoy the complete works of William Shakespeare in the modern spelling. This anthology is accompanied by extensive performance notes and innovative introductory materials that help students unravel the themes and issues surrounding matters of interpretation, textual variants, literary criticism, and performance. The Modern Critical Edition presents the plays and poetry in chronological order so that students can follow the development of Shakespeare's imagination, his engagement with a rapidly evolving culture and theater, and his relationship to his literary contemporaries.

The Modern Critical Edition is part of the landmark New Oxford Shakespeare--an entirely new consideration of all of Shakespeare's works. Editors Gary Taylor, John Jowett, Terri Bourus, and Gabriel Egan expertly frame the surviving original versions of Shakespeare's play-texts and poems around the latest literary, textual, and theatrical scholarship to date.

The New Oxford Shakespeare consists of four interconnected publications: the Modern Critical Edition (with modern spelling), the Critical Reference Edition (with original spelling), a companion volume on authorship, and an online version integrating all of the print material on a high-powered platform generated by Oxford University Press. Together, they provide the perfect resource for the future of Shakespeare studies.

The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition

The Complete Works

William Shakespeare
General Editors: Gary Taylor, John Jowett, Terri Bourus, and Gabriel Egan

The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition

The Complete Works

William Shakespeare
General Editors: Gary Taylor, John Jowett, Terri Bourus, and Gabriel Egan

Author Information

Gary Taylor is Distinguished Research Professor at Florida State University.

John Jowett is Professor of Shakespeare Studies and Deputy Director of the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham.

Terri Bourus is Professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama at Indiana University, Indianapolis.

Gabriel Egan is Professor of Shakespeare Studies at De Montfort University.

Contributors:

Associate Editors:
Francis Connor, Wichita State University
Rory Loughnane, University of Kent
Anna Pruitt, Indiana University, Indianapolis

Assistant Editors:
Sarah Neville, Ohio State University
Will Sharpe, University of Birmingham

Music Editor:
John Cunningham, Bangor University / Prifysgol Bangor

Research Dramaturgy:
Andrew J. Power, Saint Louis University - Madrid Campus

Additional Commentaries:
Stanley Wells, University of Birmingham / Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
John V. Nance, Florida State University
Kate McPherson, Utah Valley University

The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition

The Complete Works

William Shakespeare
General Editors: Gary Taylor, John Jowett, Terri Bourus, and Gabriel Egan

Reviews and Awards

"If Shakespeare worshippers have told one story in order to discredit his contemporary rivals, the New Oxford is telling a story that aims to give the credit back...Taylor also once ruled out Marlowe as a co-author for the 'Henry VI' plays; now he says he based that judgment on evidence that has since been disproved. 'If you're an empiricist, when you get new data, you change your mind,' he told me. 'Unlike politicians, it's a good thing for a scholar to be a flip-flopper.'" --Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, The New Yorker

The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition

The Complete Works

William Shakespeare
General Editors: Gary Taylor, John Jowett, Terri Bourus, and Gabriel Egan

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Who were Shakespeare's collaborators?

When we read Shakespeare's Complete Works we are primarily, of course, reading Shakespeare. But as a bonus we also get, in the same volume, an excellent anthology of most of the important playwrights who were his collaborators. Shakespeare collaborated for the same reason that most people do: different members of the team are especially good at different tasks.

Posted on November 5, 2016

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The Complete Works

William Shakespeare General Editors: Gary Taylor, John Jowett, Terri Bourus, and Gabriel Egan

The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition

The Complete Works

William Shakespeare General Editors: Gary Taylor, John Jowett, Terri Bourus, and Gabriel Egan

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The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition

The Complete Works

William Shakespeare General Editors: Gary Taylor, John Jowett, Terri Bourus, and Gabriel Egan

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The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition

The Complete Works

William Shakespeare General Editors: Gary Taylor, John Jowett, Terri Bourus, and Gabriel Egan

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The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition

The Complete Works

William Shakespeare General Editors: Gary Taylor, John Jowett, Terri Bourus, and Gabriel Egan

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The Complete Works

William Shakespeare General Editors: Gary Taylor, John Jowett, Terri Bourus, and Gabriel Egan

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