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==What is the First Folio?== | ==What is the First Folio?== | ||
The First Folio, which is the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays, was published in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare’s death. John Heminge and Henry Condell, two of Shakespeare’s fellow actors, compiled 36 of his plays, hoping to preserve them for future generations. Many of Shakespeare's plays, which were written to be performed, were not published during his lifetime. Without the First Folio, we would not have 18 of the plays, including ''Macbeth'', ''Julius Caesar'', ''Twelfth Night'', ''The Tempest'', ''Antony and Cleopatra'', ''The Comedy of Errors'', and ''As You Like It''. All 18 appear for the first time in print in the First Folio and would otherwise have been lost. | |||
==How many First Folios does the Folger own?== | ==How many First Folios does the Folger own?== | ||
The Folger Shakespeare Library holds 82 copies of the First Folio, by far the largest collection in the world and more than a third of the 233 known copies in the world today. Researchers believe that about 750 copies were originally printed. | |||
==How are the Folger's First Folios numbered?== | ==How are the Folger's First Folios numbered?== | ||
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What is the First Folio?
The First Folio, which is the first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays, was published in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare’s death. John Heminge and Henry Condell, two of Shakespeare’s fellow actors, compiled 36 of his plays, hoping to preserve them for future generations. Many of Shakespeare's plays, which were written to be performed, were not published during his lifetime. Without the First Folio, we would not have 18 of the plays, including Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Antony and Cleopatra, The Comedy of Errors, and As You Like It. All 18 appear for the first time in print in the First Folio and would otherwise have been lost.
How many First Folios does the Folger own?
The Folger Shakespeare Library holds 82 copies of the First Folio, by far the largest collection in the world and more than a third of the 233 known copies in the world today. Researchers believe that about 750 copies were originally printed.