ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Between about 1590 and 1613, Shakespeare wrote at least 37 plays and collaborated on several more. His 17 comedies include The Merchant of Venice and Much Ado About Nothing .

Detailed explanation-2: -Now, a 38th appears to be emerging. Arden, the preeminent publisher of Shakespeares work, announced this week that it is publishing the little-known play Double Falsehood, or the Distressed Lovers, saying that there is sufficiently sustainable evidence that it contains at least some bits written by Shakespeare.

Detailed explanation-3: -It’s generally agreed that Shakespeare wrote 37 plays between 1590 and 1612. In addition to these 37 plays there is one ‘lost’ play – Cardenio – plus a selection of plays that most academics agree Shakespeare collaborated on, such as Love’s Labour’s Won, Edward III, Sir Thomas More and The Two Noble Kinsmen.

Detailed explanation-4: -Altogether Shakespeare’s works include 38 plays, 2 narrative poems, 154 sonnets, and a variety of other poems. No original manuscripts of Shakespeare’s plays are known to exist today.

Detailed explanation-5: -His surviving works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language, and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon.