The Histories and Poems of William Shakespeare (Modern Library (Hardcover))

Rating:
Summary: A Nice Set, but Limited Commentary
Review: It's good to bring together the histories, particularly the eight plays in the Wars of the Roses series along with the sonnets and other poems. This book is not an authoritative academic edition like the Riverside. It has very limited text notes at the end of the book, not easy to navigate and leaving a lot of questions unanswered. It has no introductory or commentary material, either on Shakespeare himself or the histories as a series. The great advantage of this edition is that it's small and light and comprehensive. After all, you don't want to lug the Riverside on an airplane.

Rating:
Summary: A Nice Set, but Limited Commentary
Review: It's good to bring together the histories, particularly the eight plays in the Wars of the Roses series along with the sonnets and other poems. This book is not an authoritative academic edition like the Riverside. It has very limited text notes at the end of the book, not easy to navigate and leaving a lot of questions unanswered. It has no introductory or commentary material, either on Shakespeare himself or the histories as a series. The great advantage of this edition is that it's small and light and comprehensive. After all, you don't want to lug the Riverside on an airplane.