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Shakespeare’s First Folio is the world’s most important non-religious book. This illustrated lecture explores its significance, from the collaboration between the theatre and print worlds which brought it into being, to the readers, collectors and actors who have used it over the last four centuries.
Visiting University of Oxford academic Professor Emma Smith is the world's leading Shakespeare scholar. Professor Smith gave this talk on Shakespeare's First Folio as part of its 400 year anniversary.
Shakespeare’s First Folio is the world’s most important non-religious book. This illustrated lecture explores its significance, from the collaboration between the theatre and print worlds which brought it into being, to the readers, collectors and actors who have used it over the last four centuries.
Visiting University of Oxford academic Professor Emma Smith is the world's leading Shakespeare scholar. Professor Smith gave this talk on Shakespeare's First Folio as part of its 400 year anniversary.
