The Oxford Complete Works is a classic: edited by the world's finest Shakespeare scholars, including Stanley Wells, it presents the plays as they were acted by Shakespeare's company.

The second edition includes Edward III and the full text of Sir Thomas More, thus completing the Canon.

New to this Edition:

Addition of Edward III and full text of Sir Thomas More

Essay on Shakespeare's language by David Crystal

Index of characters with a reference to their first appearance

Bibliography of foundational works

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.