The Complete Works

The Complete Works is a collection of all the works of one artist, writer, musician, group, etc. Sometimes the Latin language
equivalent, Opera Omnia, is used, as for the works of Galen.[1] For example, Complete Works of Shakespeare is an edition
containing all the plays and poems of William Shakespeare.

orks".[2]
Sometimes the complete works may be titled by a single word, "W

A "Complete Works" edition usually is accompanied with notes, introduction, biographical sketch, and other additional information.

A contrasting term is "selected works", which is a collection of works selected according to some criterion, e.g., by prominence, by
being a representative selection, etc.

See also
Masterpiece

References
1. Galen, Claudius (1828).Opera Omnia (https://archive.org/details/operaomnia00assmgoog)
. Leipzig: Carl Cnobloch.
2. "Using Uniform Titles: Collective Titles" (http://www.unl.edu/libr/libs/music/tutorial/07.shtml), University of Nebraska's
Comprehensive Research Library

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