Because Shakespeare is both wildly popular and in the public domain, there are many editions of all his works. However, most of Shakespeare's works also have very complex textual histories, so different editions may have many differences, large and small. This means that choosing the right edition is important!
Some publicly-available online editions are better than others. While something like Project Gutenberg does an excellent job making texts available, it isn't a good source for carefully-edited scholarly editions.
Below, I've listed some interesting scholarly editions online, Many also include other useful resources.
Because Shakespeare is both wildly popular and in the public domain, there are many editions of all his works. However, most of Shakespeare's works also have very complex textual histories, so different editions may have many differences, large and small. This means that choosing the right edition is important!
Some publicly-available online editions are better than others. While something like Project Gutenberg does an excellent job making texts available, it isn't a good source for carefully-edited scholarly editions.
Below, I've listed some interesting scholarly editions online. Many also include other useful resources. Some are also concordances, that is, searchable lists that help you identify where a word shows up in a text.
