Celebrating the 400th Anniversary of the publication of
Shakespeare's First Folio This is the 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: |
April 2023 |
| Authors: |
Emma Smith
(Fellow and Tutor in English)
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| Dimensions: |
224 x 144 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
416 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-288664-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-19-288664-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780192886644 |
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