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Questions about The Oxford Shakespeare

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When did Oxford University Press first publish a complete works of Shakespeare?

Oxford University Press first published a complete works of Shakespeare in 1891. This single-volume modern-spelling edition bore the title The Complete Works and was edited by William James Craig.

Who edited the new Oxford Shakespeare series that began in 1986?

John Jowett, William Montgomery, Gary Taylor, and Stanley Wells produced a new Complete Works in 1986. This volume included all of Shakespeare's plays and poems alongside a biographical introduction.

Which editors collaborated with Shakespeare on Macbeth Measure for Measure and Timon of Athens according to the 1986 Oxford text?

Editors described Macbeth, Measure for Measure, and Timon of Athens as either collaborations with or revisions by Thomas Middleton. Pericles appeared as a collaboration with George Wilkins while Henry VI Part One was identified as a collaboration with several unknown other dramatists.

How does the chronological order of the Oxford Complete Works differ from previous editions?

The Oxford Complete Works broke with tradition by presenting Shakespeare's works in chronological order instead of dividing them by genre. Previous editions had organized plays into comedies, histories, and tragedies based on subject matter.

When did individual play volumes like Richard II appear in the Oxford Shakespeare series?

Richard II appeared in August 2011 edited by Anthony B. Dawson and Paul Yachnin. By 2011 canonical plays were complete except for Edward III and Sir Thomas More which remained from the one-play-per-volume edition.