"Volume of Enticing Lines, A"
- Alternative title
- How Shakespeare’s First Folio Became a Star
- Synopsis
- Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. The first collected edition of Shakespeare’s works, printed in 1623, can sell for millions of dollars. But the First Folio wasn’t always valued so highly. In this podcast, two experts in the First Folio and the book trade, Adam Hooks and Dan De Simone, chart the rise of the First Foliohow and when it became a cultural icon commanding such a high price. Adam Hooks is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Iowa and author of Selling Shakespeare: Biography, Bibliography, and the Book Trade. Dan De Simone is the Eric Weinmann Librarian at the Folger Shakespeare Library. They are interviewed by Neva Grant.
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 6 Sep 2016
- Duration
- 33 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Richard Paul
- Contributor
- Adams Hooks; Dan De Simone; Neva Grant
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Folio editions; book trade
Online Availability
- Online URL
- http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-56
- Online price
- free
- Online format
- Streamed
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, ""Volume of Enticing Lines, A"". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77324 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)