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Originally Posted by BookCat
Harry, I just wonder why anyone would need a Complete Works which is extensively annotated. For me, the purpose of the C Ws is to read the plays casually, like a novel, rather than for scholarly reasons. This is what I do with mine.
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I don't suppose anyone does need one, but personally I enjoy having one. I find the footnotes useful when reading the plays. I have the complete set of Shakespeare audio productions that was produced by
Arkangel many years ago (they weren't as expensive as that link shows when I bought them
), and I like to read the plays while listening to an audio version on my iPhone. It's convenient to have them all in one volume.
As always, each to their own
. I guess I just like having complete sets of things.