William Shakespeare

Shakespeare wrote 38 comedies and tragedies, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and many poems diverse in content and form.

An excerpt from the article 36 facts about William Shakespeare
It is impossible to determine the order in which Shakespeare’s works were written. It was feared that the audience would not come to the theater if it was familiar with the course of events, thus plays were not printed and distributed among viewers. Shakespeare’s works could, therefore, only be known by attending the theater. Most of them were staged at “the Globe.”