First Folio of Shakespeare

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The First Folio of Shakespeare is the 1623 collected edition of William Shakespeare’s plays, regarded as the most authoritative early source for many of his works and a cornerstone of English literary history.

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instanceOf Shakespearean folio
collected edition
dramatic works collection
early modern printed book
approximateOriginalPrintRun about 750 copies
collectingStatus highly valuable rare book
compiler King’s Men colleagues of Shakespeare
containsWork A Midsummer Night’s Dream
All’s Well That Ends Well
Antony and Cleopatra
As You Like It
Coriolanus
Cymbeline
Hamlet
Henry IV, Part 1
Henry IV, Part 2
Henry V
linked to: Henry V (play)

Henry VI, Part 1
Henry VI, Part 2
Henry VI, Part 3
Henry VIII
Julius Caesar
King John
King Lear
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Macbeth
Measure for Measure
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
linked to: Othello (play)

Richard II
Richard III
Romeo and Juliet
The Comedy of Errors
The Life of Timon of Athens
linked to: Timon of Athens

The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
The Tragedy of Macbeth
linked to: Macbeth

The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Winter’s Tale
Timon of Athens
Titus Andronicus
Troilus and Cressida
Twelfth Night
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
culturalSignificance cornerstone of English literary history
editor Henry Condell
John Heminges
followedBy Second Folio of Shakespeare
format folio
hasFrontispiece engraved portrait of William Shakespeare by Martin Droeshout
hasPhysicalMedium paper
includesDedicationTo Philip Herbert, Earl of Montgomery
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
includesGenre comedy
history play
tragedy
includesPrefatoryMaterialBy Ben Jonson
language English
numberOfPlays 36
numberOfSurvivingCopies around 230
placeOfPublication London
linked to: London, England
precededBy quarto editions of individual plays
primaryAuthor William Shakespeare
printer Isaac Jaggard’s print shop
printingTechnology letterpress
publicationCentury 17th century
publicationYear 1623
publisher Edward Blount
Isaac Jaggard
William Jaggard
shortName First Folio
subjectOf Shakespearean textual scholarship
textualStatus most authoritative early source for many Shakespeare plays
title Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies

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Folger Shakespeare Library hasCollectionItem First Folio of Shakespeare
William Shakespeare hasPart First Folio
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Shakespeare quartos relatedTo First Folio of Shakespeare
Shakespeare quartos comparedWith Shakespeare folios
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Henry IV, Part 1 includedIn First Folio
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The Tempest firstPublisher First Folio
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First Folio of Shakespeare title Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies
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First Folio of Shakespeare shortName First Folio
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Henry Clay Folger collectionFocus Shakespeare first folios
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Henry Clay Folger notableCollectionItem Shakespeare First Folio editions
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A Midsummer Night's Dream includedIn First Folio
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The Merchant of Venice includedIn First Folio
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Titus Andronicus includedIn First Folio
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Coriolanus firstPublishedIn First Folio
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Antony and Cleopatra firstPublishedIn First Folio
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The Taming of the Shrew partOf First Folio
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Love's Labour's Lost includedIn First Folio
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Measure for Measure includedIn First Folio
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Troilus and Cressida includedIn First Folio
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Henry VI, Part 3 firstPrintedIn First Folio
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Bianca (Othello) workOriginallyPublishedIn First Folio (1623)
subject linked to: Bianca
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Pavier quartos areRelatedTo First Folio of Shakespeare
Pavier quartos precede First Folio of Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing includedIn First Folio
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The Two Gentlemen of Verona firstPublication First Folio
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1 Henry IV includedIn First Folio
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Richard III includedIn First Folio
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William Shakespeare's Richard III includedIn First Folio (1623)
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Richard II notableEdition First Folio (1623)
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The Comedy of Errors includedIn First Folio
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Philip Herbert, Earl of Montgomery honoredIn First Folio of Shakespeare
John Heminges notableWork First Folio of Shakespeare
Henry Condell notableWork Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio)
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Henry Condell coEditorOf Shakespeare's First Folio
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All’s Well That Ends Well publishedIn First Folio
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Second Folio of Shakespeare follows First Folio of Shakespeare
Second Folio of Shakespeare basedOn First Folio of Shakespeare
Second Folio of Shakespeare chronologicallyBetween First Folio of Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part 1 associatedWith First Folio
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Henry VI, Part 2 firstPublication First Folio of 1623
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