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COMEDIES.- The Tempest.- The Two Gentlemen of Verona.- The Merry Wives of Windsor.- Measure for Measure.- The Comedy of Errors.- Much Ado About Nothing.- Love's Labour's Lost.- A Midsummer Night's Dream.- The Merchant of Venice.- As You Like It.- The Taming of the Shrew.- All's Well that Ends Well.- Twelfth Night, or What You Will.- The Winter's Tale.-

HISTORIES.- The Life and Death of King John.- The Life and Death of King Richard the Second.- The First Part of Henry the Fourth, with the Life and Death of Henry surnamed Hotspur.- The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, containing his Death and the Coronation of King Henry the Fifth.- The Life of Henry the Fifth.- The First Part of Henry the Sixth.- The Second Part of Henry the Sixth, with the Death of the Good Duke Humphrey.- The Third Part of Henry the Sixth, with the Death of the Duke of York.- The Tragedy of Richard the Third, with the Landing of Earl Richmond and the Battle at Bosworth Field.- The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth.-

TRAGEDIES.- The Tragedy of Troilus and Cressida.- The Tragedy of Coriolanus.- The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus.- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet.- The Life of Timon of Athens.- The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.- The Tragedy of Macbeth.- The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.- The Tragedy of King Lear.- The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice.- The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra.- The Tragedy of Cymbeline.-

PLAYS NOT IN THE FIRST FOLIO.- Pericles, Prince of Tyre, by William Shakespeare and George Wilkins.- The Two Noble Kinsmen, by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher.-

POEMS AND SONNETS.- Venus and Adonis.- The Rape of Lucrece.- 'Let the bird of loudest lay' (also known as 'The Phoenix and Turtle').- 'To the Queen'.- Shakespeare's Sonnets.- A Scene from Sir Thomas More.- (Introduction, transcription and modernized text by Eric Rasmussen).-

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Table of Contents

Preface; J.Bate
General Introduction; J.Bate
A User's Guide
Preliminary pages of the First Folio
Foreword; M.Boyd, Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare Company
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: COMPLETE WORKS
For each play
Individual introduction by Jonathan Bate
On-page footnote gloss which explains unfamiliar or obsolete words and classical, biblical or contemporary references where WS assumes audience knowledge
Appendices of any significant passages that are not in First Folio
'Key Facts' box with: plot summary, major roles, date, linguistic medium, sources, textual notes
COMEDIES
The Tempest
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Measure for Measure
The Comedy of Errors
Much Ado about Nothing
Love's Labour's Lost
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Merchant of Venice
As You Like It
The Taming of the Shrew
All's Well that Ends Well
Twelfth Night, or What You Will
The Winter's Tale
HISTORIES
The Life and Death of King John
The Life and Death of King Richard the Second
The First Part of Henry the Fourth, with the Life and Death of Henry surnamed Hotspur
The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, containing his Death and the Coronation of King Henry the Fifth
The Life of Henry the Fifth
The First Part of Henry the Sixth
The Second Part of Henry the Sixth, with the Death of the Good Duke Humphrey
The Third Part of Henry the Sixth, with the Death of the Duke of York
The Tragedy of Richard the Third, with the Landing of Earl Richmond and the Battle at Bosworth Field
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth
TRAGEDIES
The Tragedy of Troilus and Cressida
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
The Life of Timon of Athens
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
The Tragedy of King Lear
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice
The Tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra
The Tragedy of Cymbeline
PLAYS NOT IN THE FIRST FOLIO
Pericles, Prince of Tyre, by William Shakespeare and George Wilkins
The Two Noble Kinsmen, by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher
POEMS AND SONNETS
Venus and Adonis
The Rape of Lucrece
'Let the bird of loudest lay' (also known as 'The Phoenix and Turtle')
'To the Queen'
Shakespeare's Sonnets
A Scene from Sir Thomas More
(Introduction, transcription and modernized text by Eric Rasmussen)
CHARTS
Shakespeare's Works: A Conjectural Chronology
Kings and Queens of England: from the History Plays to Shakespeare's Lifetime
The Houses of Lancaster and York: A Genealogy
The history behind the histories: a chronology
The history behind the tragedies: a chronology
Alphabetical Index of Plays and Poems

Edition Notes

Series
The RSC Shakespeare
Copyright Date
2007

Classifications

Library of Congress
PN1-PN6790, PR2755 .B36 2007

The Physical Object

Format
paperback
Pagination
2485p.
Number of pages
2486

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Open Library
OL30539223M
Internet Archive
rscshakespeareco0000shak
ISBN 10
0230200958
ISBN 13
9780230200951
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59927162

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