Episode · The Book Review · 2023-11-03
Books mentioned on Why is Shakespeare's First Folio So Important?
Adrian Edwards discussed Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Tempest by William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare, Pericles by William Shakespeare, The Two Noble Kinsmen by John Fletcher and others, Sir Thomas More by Anthony Munday and others, Gutenberg Bible, and The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare is a classic romantic comedy exploring deception, honor, courtly love, and misunderstandings among distinctive characters.
Discussed“so that would be true of a play like much ad do about nothing”
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Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a historical tragedy that explores political ambition, conspiracy, betrayal, and the consequences of assassination in ancient Rome.
Discussed“there are theatrical prompt books now lost for plays like Julia Caesar that seem to being being used”
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Antony and Cleopatra
Discussed“there's a suggestion that maybe the Anthony and CLE plra was types set for one of Shakespeare's own drafts perhaps”
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Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a classic romantic comedy exploring themes of mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the complexities of human emotion.
Discussed“well if we didn't have the first folio given that all the manuscript versions of the place are lost we wouldn't have Place such as the Tempest or 12th night or a Winter's Tale or Julius cesa or anti Cleopatra or MC Beth”
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Macbeth
Macbeth by William Shakespeare is a classic tragedy exploring unchecked ambition, guilt, and the devastating moral consequences of treachery.
Discussed“well if we didn't have the first folio given that all the manuscript versions of the place are lost we wouldn't have Place such as the Tempest or 12th night or a Winter's Tale or Julius cesa or anti Cleopatra or MC Beth”
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Tempest
Tempest by William Shakespeare is one of the celebrated playwright's final masterworks, exploring themes of magic, betrayal, illusion, and reconciliation on a remote island.
Discussed“well if we didn't have the first folio given that all the manuscript versions of the place are lost we wouldn't have Place such as the Tempest or 12th night or a Winter's Tale or Julius cesa or anti Cleopatra or MC Beth”
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The Winter's Tale
Discussed“well if we didn't have the first folio given that all the manuscript versions of the place are lost we wouldn't have Place such as the Tempest or 12th night or a Winter's Tale or Julius cesa or anti Cleopatra or MC Beth”
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Pericles
Discussed“certainly an obvious one that's missing is paricles and two two Noble Kinsmen”
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The Two Noble Kinsmen
Discussed“certainly an obvious one that's missing is paricles and two two Noble Kinsmen”
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Sir Thomas More
Discussed“the main example of that is a play called Sir Thomas Moore the book of Thomas Moore which is a play that never got through the senses written by somebody else never got through the senses”
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The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of narrative poems in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer that details the tales told by a diverse group of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury.
Discussed“he had the canterberry tales the first edition as well”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Sarah Lyle who was last year on the podcast speaking with Zade Smith about her novel The fraud is in conversation with Adrian Edwards head of the printed Heritage collections at the British library in London”