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.
