How many plays did William Shakespeare write?

Well, other than the tired old discussion about the authorship of all of Shakespeare's plays, there is a serious discussion about whether he authored "Titus Andronicus." It's a pretty far cry from his other works, in terms of quality. But, the massive gore and bloodshed have made it quite popular with the masses. http://shakespeare.about.com/library/faqs/blfaqstitusauthor.htm Q. Could someone other than Shakespeare have penned "Titus Andronicus"? It is so unlike Shakespeare's other dramas. A. "Titus Andronicus" was Shakespeare's first attempt at the tragedy genre. Some scholars believe that Shakespeare did not write the play, but both Folio editors (who worked with Shakespeare in the same theatrical companies) included the work with Shakespeare's other plays, and Francis Meres listed it as Shakespeare's work in 1598. So, although it is not as good as his later work, I would say it is in fact his. http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/titus/context.html In the absence of definitive ...  more

The generally accepted figure is 38, though it could be higher if you count plays that he collaborated with other playwrights on.  more

... brought Shakespeare social influence and his prodigious output of plays, popularity and ... saw Shakespeare at the peak of his creative ...  more

Posted by rcbanks on Wednesday April 8, 2009 at 6:37 AM and tagged with number of plays, shakespeare, william shakespeare.  more