Shakespeare first folio
The Folio includes all of the plays generally accepted to be Shakespeare's, with the exception of Pericles, Prince of Tyre, The Two Noble Kinsmen, Edward III, and the two lost plays, Cardenio and Love's Labour's Won. Eighteen of the plays in the First Folio, including The Tempest, Twelfth Night, and Measure for Measure among others, are not known to have been previously printed. It was dedicated to the "incomparable pair of brethren" William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke and his brother Philip Herbert, Earl of Montgomery (later 4th Earl of Pembroke).Īlthough 19 of Shakespeare's plays had been published in quarto before 1623, the First Folio is arguably the only reliable text for about 20 of the plays, and a valuable source text for many of those previously published. Printed in folio format and containing 36 plays (see list of Shakespeare's plays), it was prepared by Shakespeare's colleagues John Heminges and Henry Condell. It is considered one of the most influential books ever published. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies is a collection of plays by William Shakespeare, commonly referred to by modern scholars as the First Folio, published in 1623, about seven years after Shakespeare's death. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies at Wikisource
He aims to use augmented, virtual and mixed reality in addition to other technologies like photogrammetry (which will be used to digitize the Folio in 3D) to present Shakespeare’s work in a different light.Mr. Patrick Pennefather is using technology to not only make the Folio more accessible, but also to provide perspective on characters that were demonized in Shakespeare’s plays. The copy that UBC has acquired is the second one in Canada, so the university is aiming to extend the Folio’s accessibility beyond UBC to try to make it accessible to as many Canadians as possible. The task of making this text available to a large audience is a big one. Dennis Austin Britton said in the official UBC press release, “students usually buy single edition text or anthologies that are very heavily annotated with lots of lengthy introductions, and that’s not the way in which Shakespeare’s readers - at least the First Folio readers - would have encountered Shakespeare’s plays.” The Folio was compiled by Shakespeare’s friends and fellow actors, John Heminge and Henry Condell, and the decisions they made in regards to the editing and publishing of Shakespeare’s works highly influence our understanding of these texts. While the Folio is impressive because of the number of plays within it, what truly makes the copy exceptional is the history attached to it. It’s probably one of, if not the most influential and important books of literature ever printed in English,” said Mackie in an interview with The Ubyssey. “ important in its influence to the history of literature in the English-speaking world. Many of Shakespeare’s plays would not have survived without the First Folio, as it contains 36 of Shakespeare’s 38 plays, including some of his best-known works, such as Macbeth and The Tempest.
Only 235 copies of the First Folio survive today, making UBC’s acquisition of it extremely fortuitous.
Gregory Mackie and Head of Rare Books and Special Collections Katherine Kalsbeek to find a copy of the Folio, not to mention the amount of time spent securing financial donors. It took two years of consistent efforts by Associate Professor and English Honours Coordinator Dr. It is said to be the most expensive work of literature ever auctioned a copy of the Folio was bought by a private collector for nearly 10 million dollars in 2020. The Folio was published in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare’s death. William Shakespeare’s Comedies Histories and Tragedies - also known as The First Folio - through Christie’s auction house in New York.