The original "complete" collection, titled Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies , was published seven years after his death by fellow actors .
: Without this 1623 "First Folio," 18 of Shakespeare's plays—including masterpieces like Macbeth , Julius Caesar , and The Tempest —would likely have been lost forever as they had never been printed before. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
: It was the first folio in England dedicated entirely to plays, a format previously reserved for "weighty" subjects like religion or history. The original "complete" collection, titled Mr
Modern "Complete Works" editions typically categorize his output into four main genres: The original "complete" collection