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Chronology of Shakespeare's plays. Edmond Malone was the first scholar to construct a tentative chronology of Shakespeare's plays in An Attempt to Ascertain the Order in Which the Plays attributed to Shakspeare were Written (1778), an essay published in the second edition of Samuel Johnson and George Steevens 's The Plays of William Shakespeare.
Find out when Shakespeare wrote his 38 plays, from The Taming of the Shrew to The Tempest, based on historical records and stylistic analysis. Explore the facts, videos and in-depth information about each play in the Shakespeare Learning Zone.
Learn how scholars have established the order of Shakespeare's plays based on historical events, performance records, publication dates, and print sources. Click on each play to access study resources and details.
Chronology of Shakespeare's plays date of composition title of play 1588–97 Love's Labour's Lost: 1589–92 Henry VI, Part 1; Titus Andronicus: 1589–94 The Comedy of Errors: 1590–92 Henry VI, Part 2: 1590–93 Henry VI, Part 3: 1590–94 The Taming of the Shrew; The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Date Of CompositionTitle Of Play1588–971589–92Henry VI, Part 1; Titus Andronicus1589–941590–92This is an alphabetically ordered list of plays by William Shakespeare. Dates following titles indicate the dates the plays were written unless otherwise noted. Asterisks indicate plays likely written by Shakespeare and other playwrights, though evidence has been disputed. Edward III and Cardenio
Aug 2, 2022 · Find out when and where Shakespeare wrote his 37 plays, from Henry VI to Henry VIII. Explore the genres, themes and characters of his works in this timeline.
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