An edition of Plays (36) (1623)

The plays of William Shakespeare

in ten volumes; with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators

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An edition of Plays (36) (1623)

The plays of William Shakespeare

in ten volumes; with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators

  • 3.57 ·
  • 21 Ratings
  • 128 Want to read
  • 9 Currently reading
  • 9 Have read

aka The First Folio

Contains 36 plays:
All’s Well That Ends Well
Antony and Cleopatra
As You Like It
Comedy of Errors
Coriolanus
Cymbeline
Hamlet
Julius Caesar
King Henry IV. Part 1
King Henry IV. Part 2
King Henry V
King Henry VI. Part 1
King Henry VI. Part 2
King Henry VI. Part 3
King Henry VIII
King John
King Lear
King Richard II
King Richard III
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Macbeth
Measure for Measure
Merchant of Venice
Merry Wives of Windsor
Midsummer Night’s Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
Taming of the Shrew
Tempest
Timon of Athens
Titus Andronicus
Troilus and Cressida
Twelfth Night
Two Gentlemen of Verona
Winter’s Tale

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Cover of: Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies
1968 02, Yale University Press
Hardcover in English - A facsimile ed.; 5th printing
Cover of: Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies
Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies: 1623
1964, University Microfilms Limited
Hardcover in English
Cover of: Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies
1955-01, Yale University Press
Hardcover in English - Facsimile edition, 3rd printing
Cover of: Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies
Cover of: A new variorum edition of Shakespeare
A new variorum edition of Shakespeare
1871, J.B. Lippincott & co.
in English
Cover of: The family Shakespeare, in one volume
Cover of: The plays of William Shakespeare
The plays of William Shakespeare: in ten volumes; with the corrections and illustrations of various commentators
1773, Printed for C. Bathurst, J. Beecroft, W. Strahan, J. and F. Rivington, J. Hinton...
in English
Cover of: Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies: published according to the true originall copies
1641, Printed by Tho Cotes, for Robert Allot, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the blacke Beare in Pauls Church yard
in English - The second impression.
Cover of: Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies: published according to the true originall copies
1632, Printed by Tho. Cotes, for Robert Allot, and are to be fold [sic] at the signe of the Blacke Beare in Pauls Church-yard
in English - The second impression.
Cover of: Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies
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Table of Contents

CONTNETS: Dedication by Hemings and Condell to the folio. Preface by the same. Preface by Pope. Preface by Theobald. Preface by Hanmer. Preface by Warburton. Advertisement prefix'd to Steevens' twenty plays, etc. Rowe's Life of Shakespeare.
CONTENTS: - v.5. King John. Richard II. Henry IV, pt. 1-2. - v.6. Henry V. Henry VI, pt. 1-3. - v.7. Richard III Henry VIII Coriolanus. - v.8. JuliusCaesar. Antony and Cleopatra. Timon of Athens. Titus Andronicus. - v.9. Troilus and Cressida. Cymbeline. King Lear. - v.10. Romeo and Juliet. Othello.
CONTENTS: - v.1. Preface by Johnson. Advertisement by Steevens. Extract from the Gul's hornbook, by Decker, concerning our ancient theatres, etc. Catalogue of ancient translations from classic authors.
CONTENTS: Ms. in the Herald's office. Shakespeare's will. Passage by Johnson added to foregoing accounts. Observations on passages in the preface to the French translation of Shakespeare. Registers of the Shakespeare family.
CONTENTS: Commendatory verses on Shakespeare. List of the old editions of Shakespeare's plays. Folio editions:- poems:- plays ascribed to him. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor. - v.2. Measure for measure.
CONTENTS: Comedy of errors. Much ado about nothing. Love;s labour lost. - v.3. Midsummer night's dream. Merchant of Venice. As you like it. Taming of a shrew. - v.4. All's well that ends well. Twelfth night. Winter's tale. Macbeth.

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This edition... became the standard for future editors and publishers - Jaggard.

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