Stephen Jannetts's Reviews > Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Wordsworth Royals)
by William Shakespeare
by William Shakespeare
A wonderful collection of the complete works of Shakespeare. It differs from most other collections in that it presents his works chronologically (as accurately as possible, but scholars will never be satisfied completely) whilst most others categorise them into histories, tragedies, romances, and comedies.
The poems are presented well, but the plays aren't formatted in the most user-friendly way: the font is tiny, close together, in articles going vertically down the page with several colums on one page, and hardly any margin room for notes. I didn't find this too much of a problem, but this is more for quick reference than for actual reading or use in acting.
There is also a glossary, but there are far better quality Shakespeare glossaries out there.
For the price though (I think I got this for £5 in Borders) this is wonderful, and an essential addition to every household.
The poems are presented well, but the plays aren't formatted in the most user-friendly way: the font is tiny, close together, in articles going vertically down the page with several colums on one page, and hardly any margin room for notes. I didn't find this too much of a problem, but this is more for quick reference than for actual reading or use in acting.
There is also a glossary, but there are far better quality Shakespeare glossaries out there.
For the price though (I think I got this for £5 in Borders) this is wonderful, and an essential addition to every household.
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