Complete Works of Shakespeare Complete Works of Shakespeare 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 which were not completely of Shakespeare's authorship (collaborative writings), such as "The Two Noble Kinsmen", which was a collaboration with John Fletcher; "Pericles, Prince of Tyre", the first two acts of which were likely written by George Wilkins; or "Edward III", whose authorship is disputed. The various editions of the "Complete Works" include a number of university press releases, as well as versions released from larger publishing companies. The
The Plays of William Shakespeare a factor in the reception of the work. Instead, Johnson believed that the reader of Shakespeare was the true audience of the play. Furthermore, Johnson believed that later editors both misunderstood the historical context of Shakespeare and his plays, and underestimated the degree of textual corruption that the plays exhibit. He believed that this was because "The style of Shakespeare was in itself perplexed, ungrammatical, and obscure". To correct these problems, Johnson believed that the original works would need to be examined, and this became an issue in his "Proposal". Johnson also believed that an edition of Shakespeare could provide