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The History of Literature

566 Shakespeare's First Folio - The Facsimile Edition (with Adrian Edwards)

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Jacke talks to Adrian Edwards, the lead curator of the British Library's Printed Heritage Collections, about the new book Shakespeare's First Folio: 400th Anniversary Facsimile Edition: Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories & Tragedies, Published According to the Original Copies. PLUS Jacke takes a look at Emily Dickinson's Poem #243 ("That after Horror - that 'twas us -") Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/donate. The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.

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0:24.6

Hello, when you start up a podcast called The History of Literature,

0:28.6

you quickly learn that there are some subjects that call for the assistance of

0:32.4

scholars, some that call for the assistance of scholars, some that call for experienced

0:35.4

librarians, and some that call for the lead curator of the British Library's printed

0:41.2

heritage collections.

0:43.0

And in the case of our topic today,

0:45.0

Shakespeare's first folio, you might want all three.

0:48.0

Or someone who can wear all three of those hats.

0:51.0

And we are lucky enough to have just such a person

0:54.8

Adrian Edwards who joins us for a discussion of a new facsimile edition of the

1:00.0

first folio which turns 400 this year.

1:03.2

Adrian Edwards and some poetry of Emily Dickinson today on the history of literature.

1:09.7

Oh. Okay, here we go. Welcome to the podcast everyone. Well, when Marcel needed more tea for his

1:20.8

medellain, he rang for Francoise.

1:23.6

When Commissioner Gordon runs into trouble he sends up the bad signal and when the history of

1:27.8

literature podcast needs to know about a facsimile edition of Shakespeare's first folio, it gets on the line with the lead curator of the British

1:36.3

Library's printed heritage collection and with Oxford Professor an eminent Shakespearean scholar Emma Smith who was here earlier

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