Upon publication in 1997, The Norton Shakespeare set a new standard for teaching editions of Shakespeare's complete works. Instructors and students worldwide welcomed the fresh scholarship, lively and accessible introductions, helpful marginal glosses and notes, readable single-column format, all designed in support of the goal of the Oxford text: to bring the modern reader closer than before possible to Shakespeare's plays as they were first acted. Now, under Stephen Greenblatt's direction, the editors have considered afresh each introduction and all of the apparatus to make the Second Edition an even better teaching tool. .

Taming of the shrew Midsummer night's dream Merchant of Venice Much ado about nothing As you like it Twelfth night Measure for measure King Richard iii King Richard II King Henry IV. Part 1 King Henry V Romeo and Juliet Julius Caesar Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeth Antony and Cleopatra Winter's Tale Tempest Sonnets

Both an enhanced digital edition―the first edited specifically for undergraduates―and a handsome print volume, The Norton Shakespeare, Third Edition, provides a freshly edited text, acclaimed apparatus, and an unmatched value. The attractive print and digital bundle offers students a great reading experience at an affordable price in two ways―a hardcover volume for their dorm shelf and lifetime library, and a digital edition ideal for in-class use. Students can access the ebook from their computer, tablet, or smartphone via the registration code included in the print volume at no additional charge. As one instructor summed it up, “It’s a long overdue step forward in the way Shakespeare is taught.”

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