The Four Shakespeare Folios, 1623–2023
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies , more widely known as the First Folio, contains thirty-six of the thirty-eight plays attributed in whole or in part to Shakespeare. Published in 1623, it has been the object of continued scholarly focus, while three subsequent folio printing...
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| description | Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies , more widely known as the First Folio, contains thirty-six of the thirty-eight plays attributed in whole or in part to Shakespeare. Published in 1623, it has been the object of continued scholarly focus, while three subsequent folio printings—occurring in 1632, 1663/64, and 1685—are often considered mere derivatives of the First. This volume endeavors to correct and give nuance to this view. Considering the evolution of Shakespeare in print through these successive Folios, this book seeks a new direction for Shakespeare bibliography—one that trends toward more discursive, contingent, and embodied evidence and away from questions of textual priority. Written by leading scholars of Shakespeare in print, the chapters present an overview of current research and relate new work on unsettled questions about the bibliography of Shakespeare’s plays. This book challenges the view that the survival of Shakespeare’s plays was due primarily to the survival of the First Folio. Rather, the four Folios each contributed to the gradual elevation of Shakespeare in the English literary canon. The contributors to this volume include Erin C. Blake, Claire M. L. Bourne, Zachary Lesser, Tara L. Lyons, and Andrew Murphy, with a concluding chapter by Taylor Berg-Kirkpatrick, Laura S. DeLuca, Elizabeth Dieterich, Kartik Goyal, Max G’Sell, Samuel V. Lemley, D. J. Schuldt, Kari Thomas, Nikolai Vogler, and Christopher N. Warren, and a foreword by Keith Webster. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1773152026-06-06T06:11:14Z The Four Shakespeare Folios, 1623–2023 Lemley, Samuel V. Bibliography First Folio Folio Book history Shakespeare Printing history Digital humanities Canon Printed drama Materiality Centenary Frick Art Museum Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Inventing Shakespeare: Text Technology And the Four Folios From Stage to Page: 400 Years of Shakespeare in Print thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSG Literary studies: plays and playwrights thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBD Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACB English thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNT Media, entertainment, information and communication industries::KNTP Publishing industry and journalism::KNTP1 Publishing and book trade Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies , more widely known as the First Folio, contains thirty-six of the thirty-eight plays attributed in whole or in part to Shakespeare. Published in 1623, it has been the object of continued scholarly focus, while three subsequent folio printings—occurring in 1632, 1663/64, and 1685—are often considered mere derivatives of the First. This volume endeavors to correct and give nuance to this view. Considering the evolution of Shakespeare in print through these successive Folios, this book seeks a new direction for Shakespeare bibliography—one that trends toward more discursive, contingent, and embodied evidence and away from questions of textual priority. Written by leading scholars of Shakespeare in print, the chapters present an overview of current research and relate new work on unsettled questions about the bibliography of Shakespeare’s plays. This book challenges the view that the survival of Shakespeare’s plays was due primarily to the survival of the First Folio. Rather, the four Folios each contributed to the gradual elevation of Shakespeare in the English literary canon. The contributors to this volume include Erin C. Blake, Claire M. L. Bourne, Zachary Lesser, Tara L. Lyons, and Andrew Murphy, with a concluding chapter by Taylor Berg-Kirkpatrick, Laura S. DeLuca, Elizabeth Dieterich, Kartik Goyal, Max G’Sell, Samuel V. Lemley, D. J. Schuldt, Kari Thomas, Nikolai Vogler, and Christopher N. Warren, and a foreword by Keith Webster. 2026-06-06T06:11:12Z 2026-06-06T06:11:12Z 2026-06-05T14:13:42Z 2024 book book ONIX_20260605T151934_9780271097794_3 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/113961 9780271097794 9780271097800 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/177315 eng Penn State Series in the History of the Book open access Penn State University Press Penn State University Press 10.5325/b.20249503 10.5325/b.20249503 e4e05b94-0f85-49a1-ba66-543b1dd40087 9780271097794 9780271097800 Penn State University Press 184 University Park, PA open access |
| spellingShingle | Bibliography First Folio Folio Book history Shakespeare Printing history Digital humanities Canon Printed drama Materiality Centenary Frick Art Museum Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Inventing Shakespeare: Text Technology And the Four Folios From Stage to Page: 400 Years of Shakespeare in Print thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSG Literary studies: plays and playwrights thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBD Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACB English thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNT Media, entertainment, information and communication industries::KNTP Publishing industry and journalism::KNTP1 Publishing and book trade The Four Shakespeare Folios, 1623–2023 |
| title | The Four Shakespeare Folios, 1623–2023 |
| title_full | The Four Shakespeare Folios, 1623–2023 |
| title_fullStr | The Four Shakespeare Folios, 1623–2023 |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Four Shakespeare Folios, 1623–2023 |
| title_short | The Four Shakespeare Folios, 1623–2023 |
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| topic | Bibliography First Folio Folio Book history Shakespeare Printing history Digital humanities Canon Printed drama Materiality Centenary Frick Art Museum Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Inventing Shakespeare: Text Technology And the Four Folios From Stage to Page: 400 Years of Shakespeare in Print thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSG Literary studies: plays and playwrights thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBD Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACB English thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNT Media, entertainment, information and communication industries::KNTP Publishing industry and journalism::KNTP1 Publishing and book trade |
| topic_facet | Bibliography First Folio Folio Book history Shakespeare Printing history Digital humanities Canon Printed drama Materiality Centenary Frick Art Museum Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Inventing Shakespeare: Text Technology And the Four Folios From Stage to Page: 400 Years of Shakespeare in Print thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSG Literary studies: plays and playwrights thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general::DSBD Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACB English thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNT Media, entertainment, information and communication industries::KNTP Publishing industry and journalism::KNTP1 Publishing and book trade |
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