Complete Works of Shakespeare


The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is the standard name given to any volume containing all the plays and poems of William Shakespeare. Some editions include several works that were not completely of Shakespeare's authorship, such as The Two Noble Kinsmen, which was a collaboration with John Fletcher; Pericles, Prince of Tyre, the first two acts of which are likely to have been written by George Wilkins; or Edward III, whose authorship is disputed.

Plays

These plays are generally classed into 3 main categories: histories, tragedies and comedies.
;Comedies:All's Well That Ends WellAs You Like ItThe Comedy of ErrorsCymbelineLove's Labour's LostMeasure for MeasureThe Merry Wives of WindsorThe Merchant of VeniceA Midsummer Night's DreamMuch Ado About NothingPericles, Prince of TyreThe Taming of the ShrewThe TempestTroilus and CressidaTwelfth NightThe Two Gentlemen of VeronaThe Two Noble KinsmenThe Winter's Tale
;Histories: King JohnRichard IIHenry IV, Part 1Henry IV, Part 2Henry VHenry VI, Part 1Henry VI, Part 2Henry VI, Part 3Richard IIIHenry VIIIEdward III
;Tragedies:CoriolanusTitus AndronicusRomeo and JulietTimon of AthensJulius CaesarMacbethHamletKing LearOthello

Selected editions

The various editions of the Complete Works include a number of university press releases, as well as versions released from larger publishing companies. The Complete Works are often sought after by book collectors, and a number of binderies and publishing houses have produced leather bound and gilded releases for luxury book collecting.
Both mainstream and academic publishing companies have released multiple editions and versions of their own collections of Shakespeare's work, often updated periodically. Multiple editors contribute to the processes of laying out the Complete Works, and many times either the main editor, publishing company, or university's name is included in the title.

Published editions

Academic editions

The Cambridge Shakespeare The Oxford Shakespeare
  • ''Yale Shakespeare''