To celebrate the 400th birthday of Shakespeare's First Folio, three copies in Scottish collections will go on public display including that of the University of Glasgow, the National Library of Scotland and Mount Stuart Trust. Shakespeare's First Folios Across Scotland Join University of Glasgow colleagues Julie Gardham, Librarian in Archives & Special Collections and Adrian Streete, Professor of Early Modern English Literature and Religion to find out more about this important book and its significance. The First Folio collection contains 36 plays, 18 of which were here published for the first time, thus saving such works as The Tempest and Macbeth from probable extinction. The First Folio at the University of GlasgowĢ023 marks the 400th birthday of The First Folio, the first printed edition of William Shakespeare’s collected plays. The editors of the volume, Shakespeares fellow actors John Heminge and Henry Condell, arranged the plays in three genres. The printing of the First Folio in 1623 was a massive undertaking it included thirty six plays, eighteen of which had never been published before. Join Julie Gardham, Librarian in Archives & Special Collections at the University of Glasgow to find out more about this important book and its significance. The 'First Folio' was the first collected edition of Shakespeares plays. Very good or stark naught? Shakespeare’s First Folio at the University of Glasgow We can see - from pet paw marks, wineglass. Shakespeare wrote around 37 plays, 36 of which are contained in the First Folio. Folio editions were large and expensive books that were seen as prestige items. This evidence of heavy use by previous owners can offer us historical insights into reading habits, and this copy is particularly important for its early annotations that were made by a reader who had evidently seen Shakespeare’s plays being acted contemporaneously. Subscribe 2.5K views 6 years ago Emma Smith is interested in what happened to the First Folio over the almost 400 years since it was printed in 1623. The First Folio is the first collected edition of William Shakespeare 's plays, collated and published in 1623, seven years after his death. In common with most other surviving First Folios, the book shows considerable signs of wear and use, and many of its pages are stained and dirt-engrained. 2023 marks the 400th birthday of The First Folio, the first printed edition of Shakespeares collected plays. It is a complex ‘made up’ volume, formed from combining two or three different imperfect copies to create a whole. The University of Glasgow’s First Folio, held in the Library’s Archives & Special Collections, recently underwent conservation work. They will be on view to the public at the University of Glasgow, the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh and Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute.
Throughout 2023 there will be three First Folios on display across Scotland. The University of Glasgow's very special copy of the book will make a rare public appearance for one weekend only on 22 and 23 April.Īs part of the Folio400 celebration, owners worldwide are being encouraged to display their copies on or around 23 April. 23 April is celebrated as Shakespeare’s birthday and this year you can celebrate by seeing Shakespeare’s First Folio for yourself at the Hunterian Art Gallery.
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The Inspiring Ideas Trinity webinar series is produced by Trinity Development & Alumni.2023 marks the 400th birthday of The First Folio, the first printed edition of Shakespeare’s collected plays. If you are unable to attend, this webinar has been pre-recorded and will be made available afterwards on our YouTube channel.
If the event is fully booked, you can join the live stream at our YouTube channel. Afterwards, Professor Murphy will lead a lively discussion on Shakespeare in Ireland with panellists Lynne Parker, Artistic Director of Rough Magic Theatre Company, and Dr Stephen O’Neill, Associate Professor of Shakespeare Studies, Maynooth University. Join Professor Andrew Murphy, 1867 Professor of English, Trinity College Dublin for an engrossing lunchtime webinar this April and discover the fascinating history of the First Folio’s publication, including what paw prints and red wine stains have to do with Ireland’s only copy of the book, held in the Trinity College Dublin Library. 1922 Punch cartoon exposes Englands anxiety at the loss of its treasures to United States businessmen. The First Folio is the reason why Shakespeare’s collected works may be sitting on your bookshelf today – but what is the First Folio? Why is it so important to literary history and could we really have lost monumental plays such as The Tempest, Macbeth, and Julius Caesar without its publication?
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