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STC 22274c; Greg III 1113; Pforzheimer 906. The earliest provenance clue in this copy of the Second Folio is the signature of one Penelope Tyrwhitt. The most likely match for this person in the historical record is Penelope Tyrwhitt, nee de la Fountaine (1633-1709), the daughter of Sir Erasmus de la Fontaine, the owner of Kirby Bellars, in ...
In 1623, the first folio-sized edition of Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories and tragedies was printed, seven years after the death of the playwright. Before this, the Bard’s plays were printed exclusively in much smaller quarto editions, with numerous folds. In fact, only half of his plays were published in that fashion.
10 de out. de 2018 · The play dramatizes the story that made the Second Folio possible! It’s about the development of the First Folio, which—after Shakespeare’s death in 1616—was created by his friends in the acting troupe the King’s Men. At that time, whoever was the first to print a play could go to the stationer’s office (what we would think of as a ...
The Second Folio contains John Milton’s first appearance in print, his anonymous epitaph to Shakespeare in 16 verses: “What neede my Shakespeare for his honour'd bones.” It appears on the same page as the eight-line “Upon the Effigies” (leaf A5r), which is conjugate to the title page (leaf A2r).
The second folio of 1632 claimed to be 'corrected' and there are many small changes made to the text of the plays. This process of correction was probably conducted in the printing house itself and not with reference to other, more authoritative texts, but instead corrected in terms of fashion and sense.
13 de nov. de 2021 · One of the many surprises in the Cathedral Library is the number of play texts held there, and one of the most notable is a copy of the Second Folio (large-format) printed edition of Shakespeare’s plays. Our copy is not in perfect condition but it has been lovingly repaired, and the portrait of the author on the title-page has been hand ...
The First Folio is the first printed collection of William Shakespeare’s plays. It was produced in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare’s death when his friends, John Heminges and Henry Condell, collected all his plays together, including ones which had never been published before. The folio contains 36 of Shakespeare's works.
