Comedies, Histories and Tragedies.
Tragedy, Comedy and History. x
In the First Folio the plays were divided into Comedies, Tragedies and Histories, and that has pretty well stuck.
In the First Folio, the first time Shakespeare's plays were all printed together, they were divided into Histories, Comedies and Tragedies.
The First Folio was published in 1623.
Shakespeare died in 1616; the first folio was published in 1623. You do the math.
Comedy, History, and Tragedy.
Tragedy, Comedy and History. x
The three catagories were tragedy, comedy and history.
In the First Folio the plays were divided into Comedies, Tragedies and Histories, and that has pretty well stuck.
In the First Folio, the first time Shakespeare's plays were all printed together, they were divided into Histories, Comedies and Tragedies.
The First Folio was published in 1623.
The first comedy to appear in the contents of the First Folio in 1623 was The Tempest.
The First Folio, a collection of William Shakespeare's plays, was compiled and published in 1623 by John Heminges and Henry Condell, who were actors in Shakespeare's company. This publication is considered crucial for preserving many of Shakespeare's plays.
1623
Shakespeare died in 1616; the first folio was published in 1623. You do the math.
The page size for Shakespeare's First Folio was 8 1/2 by 13 3/8 inches.
Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, often called The First Folio, contained 36 plays.