Synopsis:

The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the plays for modern readers. Contains:

* A new, modern-spelling text, collated and edited from all existing printings
* On-page commentary and notes explain meaning, staging, language, and allusions
* Detailed introduction considers the first performance in 1592 in relation to the 1623 folio, structure, theatrical history, and the role of women in the play
* Illustrated with production photographs and related art
* Full index to introduction and commentary