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   The First Folio is one of the most valuable printed books in the world: a copy sold at Christie's in New York in October 2001 made $6.16 million hammer price (then £3.73m). [41] In October 2020, a copy sold by Mills College at Christie's fetched a price of $10 million, [ 42 ] making it the most expensive work of literature ever auctioned.

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   The Wheler First Folio. The book often referred to as The First Folio was published in 1623, 7 years after the death of William Shakespeare. It's a collection of 36 of Shakespeare's works and was brought together by two of his friends, John Heminges and Henry Condell under the full title of: Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories ...

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   The First Folio of Shakespeare, published in 1623, is an extraordinary book. About half of Shakespeare’s plays had never previously appeared in print, including As You Like It, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The Tempest, and many more. Without the First Folio, 18 plays might have been lost forever. Learn more about this remarkable book—and the ...

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6. www.britannica.com › topic › First-FolioFirst Folio | William Shakespeare, 1623, Comedies & Tragedies ...

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   First Folio, first published edition (1623) of the collected works of William Shakespeare, originally published as Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies. It is the major source for contemporary texts of his plays. The publication of drama in the early 17th century was usually.

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   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.

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   Feb 23, 2020 · The first collected edition of William Shakespeare’s plays is a celebrated volume known as the "First Folio." It is called a “Folio” because of the large-format size of the book. The First Folio earned its iconic status in part because it contains the plays of an author widely regarded as the world’s greatest playwright and because it is the first edition and sole source for half of ...

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   When was the First Folio published?

   • The book often referred to as The First Folio was published in 1623, 7 years after the death of William Shakespeare. It's a collection of 36 of Shakespeare's works and was brought together by two of his friends, John Heminges and Henry Condell under the full title of: Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies.

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   What is the First Folio of William Shakespeare?

   • First Folio, first published edition (1623) of the collected works of William Shakespeare, originally published as Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies. It is the major source for contemporary texts of his plays. The publication of drama in the early 17th century was usually

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   What is in the First Folio?

   • The First Folio also holds the Droeshout portrait, one of only two portraits unambiguously identified as Shakespeare. This well-known portrait is the iconic image of Shakespeare that appears on the title page of the First Folio. Shakespeare was not the first author to have his collected works published in folio format.

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   Why is the First Folio important?

   • The First Folio is the first published collection of Shakespeare’s plays, produced seven years after his death. Its title is Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories & Tragedies, and it groups his plays into those categories—comedies, histories, and tragedies—for the first time.

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   Who engraved the First Folio?

   • The title page of the First Folio includes an original portrait of Shakespeare, engraved by the artist Martin Droeshout. The Droeshout engraving is one of very few portraits of Shakespeare that are considered authentic; it was approved by those who worked on the First Folio and had known Shakespeare. Who produced the First Folio?

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   How much is Shakespeare's First Folio worth?

   • Iggulden, Amy (14 July 2006). "Shakespeare First Folio sells for £2.8m". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2018. Lyons, Tara L. (2016). "Shakespeare in Print Before 1623". In Smith, Emma (ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's First Folio. Cambridge Companions to Shakespeare.

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10. www.folger.edu › topics › first-folioFirst Folio - Folger Shakespeare Library

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    Nov 28, 2023 · Here is part 1 of the tale. Shakespeare Unlimited. 400 Years of Shakespeare's First Folio, with Emma Smith. Posted November 7, 2023. Emma Smith of Oxford University tells us what the First Folio has been up to since it was published 400 years ago. Shakespeare and Beyond. Excerpt: "Shakespeare's Book" by Chris Laoutaris.