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Revision as of 16:28, February 19, 2023
The First Folio is the first published volume of the works of Shakespeare, which occurred in 1623.
It contained 18 plays that had never been published before, including Macbeth, and Julius Caesar.[1]
It also included one of the few portraits of Shakespeare himself.
The First Folio groups his plays into comedies, histories, and tragedies, which are categories still used today for his works.
There are only a few private original copies of this work. In 2020, one sold for $9.9 million.[2]