![]() ![]() ![]() The folio edition contains 36 plays, including 17 that were printed during his lifetime, one that was printed after his death, and 18 that might otherwise have been lost - among them Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure and Julius Caesar. Published 400 years ago, in 1623, seven years after Shakespeare’s death, the First Folio brought together the author’s collected plays for the first time. Oft-quoted, imitated, and acted on stages throughout the world, many of the words of Shakespeare could have been lost for ever had it not been for John Heminge and Henry Condell, the writer’s friends and fellow actors, who compiled Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, often referred to as the ‘First Folio’. No one in history has had such a colossal impact on English literature and language as William Shakespeare. ![]()
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