This is a biography of a book: the first collected edition of
Shakespeare's plays printed in 1623 and known as the First Folio.
It begins with the story of its first purchaser in London in
December 1623, and goes on to explore the ways people have
interacted with this iconic book over the four hundred years of its
history. Throughout the stress is on what we can learn from
individual copies now spread around the world about their eventful
lives. From ink blots to pet paws, from annotations to wineglass
rings, First Folios teem with evidence of their place in different
contexts with different priorities. This study offers new ways to
understand Shakespeare's reception and the history of the book.
Unlike previous scholarly investigations of the First Folio, it is
not concerned with the discussions of how the book came into being,
the provenance of its texts, or the technicalities of its
production. Instead, it reanimates, in narrative style, the
histories of this book, paying close attention to the details of
individual copies now located around the world - their bindings,
marginalia, general condition, sales history, and location - to
discuss five major themes: owning, reading, decoding, performing,
and perfecting. This is a history of the book that consolidated
Shakespeare's posthumous reputation: a reception history and a
study of interactions between owners, readers, forgers, collectors,
actors, scholars, booksellers, and the book through which we
understand and recognize Shakespeare.
General
| Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
February 2018 |
| Authors: |
Emma Smith
(Fellow and Tutor in English)
|
| Dimensions: |
215 x 135 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
400 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-881999-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-19-881999-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780198819998 |
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