What are the best Shakespeare editions?
Recommended Shakespeare Editions: Arden, Oxford, and Cambridge
- Arden Shakespeare (3rd Edition)
- New Cambridge Shakespeare.
- Oxford Shakespeare.
- Arden Shakespeare (2nd Edition)
Which play completed the third series when it published in January 2020?
Arden Shakespeare
Publication of Measure for Measure in January 2020 completes the Arden Shakespeare Third Series after 25 years of world-leading scholarship.
How much is a first edition Shakespeare book worth?
Shakespeare’s Original First Folio Sells For Almost $10 Million : NPR. Shakespeare’s Original First Folio Sells For Almost $10 Million The playwright’s first printed collection of plays, published in 1623, sold at a Christie’s auction in New York on Wednesday for $9.98 million.
Which is the best complete works of Shakespeare?
A Brief History of the Complete Works of Shakespeare
- The Oxford Shakespeare (Second Edition) A ground breaking edition, the Oxford Shakespeare (2nd) is the benchmark for all things textual.
- The Riverside Shakespeare. The old-standby.
- The Arden Shakespeare.
- The RSC Complete Works.
- The Norton Shakespeare.
- The Alexander Text.
Which Shakespeare play is set in the Forest of Arden?
As You Like It
Perhaps the most famous forest in the Shakespearean canon is the great Forest of Arden in As You Like It. First performed in 1599, As You Like It presents a revolutionary rural court held in an ancient woodland.
What order should I read Shakespeare?
You could do Much Ado, Macbeth, Midsummer, Twelfth Night, Henry V, Comedy of Errors, and Romeo and Juliet. After this, you’ll be able to read the rest in any order. If you feel able to read Shakespeare pretty well, you probably want to start with the best plays.
Are old Shakespeare books worth anything?
First Folio by William Shakespeare (worth $5.2 million) Without it, Shakespeare’s plays might have been lost forever. In 2006, First Folio sold at auction for $5.2 million (about $6.3 million today) at Sotheby’s in New York. If any of these items are sitting in your attic, you could make a lot of money.