Shakespeare’s First Folio: Politics, People & Printing

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🗓️ 12 June 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Shakespeare’s First Folio — the first book to contain 36 of his plays, 18 of which had not been in print before — was published in 1623.

In the second of her special series marking its 400th anniversary, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb delves into the political and social story behind its printing. It's a story of royal families, foreign affairs, industry, commerce and religion. Suzannah’s guest is Dr. Chris Laoutaris, whose most recent work is Shakespeare's Book: The Intertwined Lives Behind the First Folio.

This episode was edited by Joseph Knight and produced by Rob Weinberg.

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1:22.9	Today's podcast is about the political and social story behind Shakespeare's first
1:30.5	polio. The first book to contain 36 of his plays, 18 of which have not been in print before
1:36.9	that was published in 1623, 400 years ago. This is a story that includes royal families,
1:43.8	foreign affairs, industry and commerce and of course religion. Now you may well have heard my
1:49.7	first podcast on Shakespeare's first polio released at the beginning of June, which helped explain
1:54.9	what the first polio was, how it was made and who helped to make it. But today, as another homage
2:01.8	to the 400th anniversary year of its printing, we focus on the polio's social and political context.
2:09.6	I'm delighted to welcome Dr. Christopher Lau Tarris, biographer, historian, poet,
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