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The '''First Folio''' is the first published volume of the works of [[Shakespeare]], which occurred in 1623. | 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]]''.<ref>https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeare-in-print/first-folio/</ref> | + | It contained 18 plays that had never been published before, including ''[[Macbeth]]'', and ''[[Julius Caesar]]''.<ref name ="F">https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeare-in-print/first-folio/</ref> |
It also included one of the few portraits of Shakespeare himself. | It also included one of the few portraits of Shakespeare himself. | ||
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The First Folio groups his plays into comedies, histories, and tragedies, which are categories still used today for his works. | 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.<ref>https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-news/shakespeare-first-folio-sells-just-under-10-million#:~:text=Yesterday%2C%20a%20copy%20of%20Shakespeare's,writer%20in%20the%20English%20language</ref> | + | There are only a few private original copies of this work. In 2020, one sold for $9.9 million.<ref>https://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-news/shakespeare-first-folio-sells-just-under-10-million#:~:text=Yesterday%2C%20a%20copy%20of%20Shakespeare's,writer%20in%20the%20English%20language</ref> The original print run was probably only Researchers think that there were probably about 750 copies, of which only 235 (many in libraries or museums) are known to survive.<ref name="F"/> |
== References == | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 16:35, 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] The original print run was probably only Researchers think that there were probably about 750 copies, of which only 235 (many in libraries or museums) are known to survive.[1]