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Tag Archives: Folger Shakespeare Library
Looking at the First Folio in 2016
It’s still seven years until the four hundredth anniversary of the publication of the First Folio, arguably the most important book in the English language. But this year, when Shakespeare’s achievement is being celebrated, the first collected edition of his … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Bodleian Library, Emma Smith, First Folio, Folger Shakespeare Library, Iowa City, Oxford, printing, The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, The Center for the Book, The making of Shakespeare's First Folio, travelling exhibition, University of Iowa
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Deciphering handwriting in Shakespeare’s world
We only have a few examples of Shakespeare’s handwriting, but those that we have suggest that he wasn’t a particularly neat writer. I always like that section in Hamlet where the Prince explains how he had to remember his lessons … Continue reading
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Tagged crowdsourcing, Folger Shakespeare Library, manuscripts, palaeography, Shakespeare's World
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Shakespeare and graffiti
Stories that portray Shakespeare as a real person, particularly one who didn’t always behave impeccably, are always appealing, whether or not they are true. One of the earliest and most persistent of legends relating to Shakespeare’s life is the deer-poaching … Continue reading
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Tagged Bingo, Canterbury Tales, Edward Bond, Folger Shakespeare Library, John Faed, legends
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Celebrating Shakespeare’s 451st birthday on both sides of the Atlantic
April is a special month for Shakespeare-lovers, as we celebrate both the birth and death of William Shakespeare in 1564 and 1616. The birthday is traditionally celebrated on the 23rd, three days before his baptism at Holy Trinity Church was … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Bottoms Dream, British Film Institute, DC, Folger Shakespeare Library, London, New York, New York Shakespeare Convention, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's Birthday, Shakespeare's Birthday Celebrations, Shakespeare's Globe, Washington
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Catching the plague
The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has been one of the most alarming continuing stories of 2014. Seven thousand people have died and the West has been accused of being slow to respond. It is heartening to hear … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Death, bubonic plague, Ebola, Folger Shakespeare Library, Great Plague of London, medicine, Neil MacGregor, plague, Thomas Dekker
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The Secret Life of Shakespeare’s First Folio
Shakespeare’s First Folio is back in the news again, with a documentary presented by actor Simon Russell Beale having been broadcast on 9 September. It’s part of the series The Secret Life of Books, a fascinating look at the process of creative … Continue reading
Early American visitors to Stratford-upon-Avon
Americans have visited Stratford on the Shakespeare trail since the very earliest days. Many thousands visited in the years between the Garrick Jubilee that began the popularisation of Stratford and the purchase of Shakespeare’s Birthplace in 1847. Between 7 and … Continue reading
Folgerpedia: a new resource for Shakespeare
Washington D C’s Folger Shakespeare Library has just announced an exciting new initiative. “Folgerpedia is the Folger Shakespeare Library’s collaboratively-edited encyclopedia of all things “Folger.” Articles address each topic as it relates to the Folger and the Folger collection. Folgerpedia began … Continue reading
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Tagged digital, Folger Shakespeare Library, Folgerpedia, The Collation, Wikipedia
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Symbols of honour: heraldry at the Folger Shakespeare Library
The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, has just opened a new exhibition on the subject of heraldry, entitled Symbols of Honour: Heraldry and Family History in Shakespeare’s England. We think of coats of arms as belonging only to the … Continue reading