The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers

- a new, modern-spelling text, based on the Quarto text of 1608
- on-page commentary and notes explain meaning, staging, allusions and much else
- detailed introduction considers composition, sources, performances and changing critical attitudes to the play
- illustrated with production photographs and related art
- includes `The Ballad of King Lear` and related offshoots
- full index to introduction and commentary
- durable sewn binding for lasting use

`not simply a better text but a new conception of Shakespeare. This is a major achievement of twentieth-century scholarship.` Times Literary Supplement
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World`s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford`s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.