Shakespeares Works
(chronological order from S. Wells and G. Taylor, William
Shakespeare: A Textual Companion,
1986)
genre classification from various sources (G. K.
Hunter, G. Melchiori)
Title |
Genre |
written |
published |
|
Sonnets |
lyrical poetry |
1589-1609 |
1609 |
|
The
Two Gentlemen of Verona |
courtly comedy |
1590-1 |
1623 |
|
The
Taming of the Shrew |
farce |
1590-1 |
1594, 1623 |
|
The
Second Part of King Henry the Sixth (The First Part of the Contention) |
history play |
1591 |
1594, 1619, 1623 |
|
The
Third Part of King Henry VI (Richard Duke of York) |
history play |
1591 |
1595, 1623 |
|
The
First Part of King Henry the Sixth |
history, weak king |
1592 |
1623 |
|
Titus
Andronicus |
Senecan revenge tragedy
(victim) |
1592-3 |
1594, 1623 |
|
The
Tragedy of Richard the Third |
history, tyrant king |
1592-3 |
1597, 1623 |
|
Venus
and Adonis |
narrative poem, epyllion |
1592-3 |
1593 |
|
The
Rape of Lucrece |
narrative poem |
1593-4 |
1594 |
|
The
Comedy of Errors |
Plautine, classical farce |
1594 |
1623 |
|
Love's
Labour's Lost |
Euphuistic comedy |
1594-5 |
1598, 1623 |
|
The
Tragedy of Richard the Second |
history, weak king |
1595 |
1597, 1623 |
|
Romeo
and Juliet |
romantic tragedy |
1595 |
1597, 1599, 1623 |
|
A
Midsummer Night's Dream |
romantic, lyrical comedy |
1595 |
1600, 1623 |
|
The
Life and Death of King John |
history, weak king |
1596 |
1623 |
|
The
Merchant of Venice |
grave comedy |
1596-7 |
1600, 1623 |
|
The
First Part of King Henry the Fourth |
comical history |
1596-7 |
1598, 1623 |
|
The
Merry Wives of Windsor |
comedy, farce |
1597-8 |
1602, 1623 |
|
The
Second Part of King Henry the Fourth |
comical history |
1597-8 |
1600, 1623 |
|
Much
Ado About Nothing |
romantic comedy |
1598 |
1600, 1623 |
|
The
Life of King Henry the Fifth |
comical history |
1598-9 |
1600, 1623 |
|
Julius
Caesar |
tragedy, Roman |
1599 |
1623 |
|
As
You Like It |
romantic comedy |
1599-1600 |
1623 |
|
Hamlet |
revenge tragedy |
1600-1 |
1603, 1605, 1623 |
|
Twelfth
Night, or What You Will |
romantic comedy |
1601 |
1623 |
|
The
Phoenix and the Turtle |
lyrical poetry |
1601 |
1601 |
|
Troilus
and Cressida |
dark, problem comedy tragicomedy |
1602 |
1609, 1623 |
|
A
Lover's Complaint |
lyrical poetry |
1603-4 |
1609 |
|
Hand
D addition to Sir Thomas More |
biographical history |
1603-4 |
1844 |
|
Measure
for Measure |
dark, problem comedy
(intrigue) |
1603 |
1623 |
|
Othello,
the Moor of Venice |
domestic tragedy |
1603-4 |
1622, 1623 |
|
All's
Well that Ends Well |
dark, problem comedy |
1604-5 |
1623 |
|
Timon
of Athens |
tragedy |
1605 |
1623 |
|
King
Lear |
tragedy |
1605-6 |
1608, 1623 |
|
The
Tragedy of Macbeth |
tragedy (tyrant) |
1606 |
1623 |
|
Antony
and Cleopatra |
tragedy, Roman |
1606 |
1623 |
|
Pericles |
romance, tragicomedy |
1607 |
1609 |
|
The
Tragedy of Coriolanus |
tragedy, Roman |
1608 |
1623 |
|
The
Winter's Tale |
romance, tragicomedy |
1609 |
1623 |
|
Cymbeline
|
romance, tragicomedy |
1610 |
1623 |
|
The
Tempest |
romance, tragicomedy |
1611 |
1623 |
|
The
Life of King Henry the Eighth |
history (sentimental) |
1613 |
1623 |
|
The
Two Noble Kinsmen |
tragicomedy |
1613-4 |
1634 |