"Truth’s Authentic Author": A New First Folio Discovery

Alternative title
New First Folio Discovery, A
Synopsis
Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Episode 17 in series. In 2014 an old book in a French library, acquired in the 1790s, was identified as an unknown copy of the 1623 First Folio of Shakespeare—the first collection of Shakespeare’s plays. Rebecca Sheir talks with Eric Rasmussen, an expert on the First Folio, who authenticated the French discovery. Rasmussen tells stories and makes observations about one of the world’s most iconic rare books. The conversation includes the French First Folio, other distinctive copies, and the modern collectors, scholars, thieves, and Folio hunters who fall under the First Folio’s spell.
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Series
Shakespeare Unlimited
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Audio
Recording date
2014
Duration
21 mins

Credits

Producer
Richard Paul
Contributor
Eric Rasmussen; Rebecca Sheir

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Folio editions

Notes

Notes
Podcast: http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-17 (accessed 3/2015).

Production Company

Name

R.L. Paul Productions

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, ""Truth’s Authentic Author": A New First Folio Discovery". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76502 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)