Episode · The Book Review · 2024-07-18
Books mentioned on Why is Shakespeare's First Folio So Important?
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 celebrated romantic comedy that explores themes of deception, honor, mistaken identity, and love through the sharp wit of its central 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 classic historical tragedy that dramatizes the conspiracy against the Roman dictator, his assassination, and the resulting chaotic fallout.
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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Antony and Cleopatra
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 corrupting nature of political power.
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
William Shakespeare's late romance play weaves together themes of illusion, forgiveness, magic, and colonialism on a remote and mysterious 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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Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a classic romantic comedy exploring mistaken identity, love, and gender confusion in the fictional kingdom of Illyria.
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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The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the late 14th century, detailing 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”