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Title page of the first impression (1623). Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies is a collection of plays by William Shakespeare, commonly referred to by modern scholars as the First Folio, [a] published in 1623, about seven years after Shakespeare's death. It is considered one of the most influential books ever published.
Type. Engraving. Dimensions. 34 cm × 22.5 cm (13 in × 8.9 in) The Droeshout portrait or Droeshout engraving is a portrait of William Shakespeare engraved by Martin Droeshout as the frontispiece for the title page of the First Folio collection of Shakespeare's plays, published in 1623. It is one of only two works of art definitively ...
An engraving by Martin Droeshout as title-page to the collected works of Shakespeare (the First Folio), printed in 1622 and published in 1623. An introductory poem in the First Folio, by Ben Jonson, implies that it is a very good likeness. [3] The bust in Shakespeare's funerary monument, in the choir of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon ...
John Gielgud as Benedick in a 1959 production. Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599. [1] The play was included in the First Folio, published in 1623. The play is set in Messina and revolves around two romantic pairings that emerge when a group of soldiers arrive in the town.
Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604, according to available records. It was published in the First Folio of 1623. The play centers on the despotic and puritan Angelo, a deputy entrusted to rule the city of Vienna in the absence of Duke Vincentio, who ...
The first page of Troilus and Cressida, printed in the First Folio of 1623 The story of the persuasion of Achilles into battle is drawn from Homer's Iliad (perhaps in the translation by George Chapman ), and from various medieval and Renaissance retellings, whereas the story of Troilus and Cressida is a medieval chivalric romance that is not ...
The earliest texts of William Shakespeare 's works were published during the 16th and 17th centuries in quarto or folio format. Folios are large, tall volumes; quartos are smaller, roughly half the size. The publications of the latter are usually abbreviated to Q1, Q2, etc., where the letter stands for "quarto" and the number for the first ...
To mark the continued resonance of the famed playwright’s words 400 years after the publication of his “First Folio” on November 8, 1623, British filmmaker Jack Jewers has sent a portrait of ...