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Hey /lit/,

I want to buy a book containing the complete works of Shakespeare.

Any thoughts or recommendations for the one with the best layout or organization?

>> No.10178750

Arden if you're autistic, Norton if you're not, Oxford if you're a pleb, Penguin if you're a normie, New Oxford if you're a 400lb tumblrina with indigo hair

>> No.10178763

>>10178750
can you elaborate on why an autismo would want the arden.

>> No.10178767

>>10178763
Oh I see there's no footnotes.

>> No.10178776

>>10178763
This is a quick rundown on full editions, not collected. For a single book the only right answer is Norton, there's nothing even close to it.

>> No.10178844
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>>10178750
I picked up this for $2. Not sure why this would be considered pleb though. Rundown?

>> No.10178869

>>10178776
What about riverside's?

>> No.10178876

>>10178844
It's fine. Norton is just annotated better.

>> No.10178878

>>10178869
Riverside is great. That Anon is a pleb for not even mentioning it.

>> No.10178889

>>10178750
Norton only if you're dumb amerikan. They fucked their spelling hard. half kidding, but it is annoying. They're one of the rare quarto/earliest-version based complete editions, so if that's your thing, they're good enough, extensive annotations, but their mention of more in DIGITAL EDITION will make you want to murder the one thinking that a good idea.

The best complete work with annotations is RSC Shakespeare. Grab it.

>> No.10178894

Riverside

>> No.10178915

Riverside or Pelican? Pros/Cons?

>> No.10178940

Regarding the Norton, is the 4 volume edition the same in content? I'd rather not have a huge hardcover.

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>>10178889
wait, so in their annotations in the paperback/hardcover version they link to the digital version? Who the fuck thought this was a good idea?

>> No.10179792

>>10178763
>>10178767

Their complete has no notes. However Arden is autistic because their single play books are 3/4 notes and essays.

>> No.10180001

>>10178844
0 footnotes

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>>10178750
I picked this up for 5 bucks years ago.
Is this any of those things? Or just some random shit? It worked well enough for what I needed.

>> No.10180037

>>10179591
No, they don't. The digital edition has the same content as the physical one plus more versions of the plays (quartos, folio), recordings and other appendixes. It also can be downloaded to your phone.

>>10178940
Yes it is.

>> No.10180038

What's the best edition for non-native speakers?

>> No.10180040

>>10180038
Norton.

t. non-native speaker