Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. is the 1623 collection of William Shakespeare's plays.
It is also commonly referred to as the First Folio - being a description of the paper size and binding method of the volume.
Shakespeare wrote both plays (which he intended that people should watch, in his theatre, after paying him and his partners money) and poems (which he intended that people should read, after paying money for the book). Although the plays are more famous than the poetry, many of them were not printed in book form until after his death. Even then, they were not always printed as separate plays. The book "Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies Histories & Tragedies", better known as the First Folio, and printed in 1623, is probably the most famous edition of the plays, separately or as a group. As for the poetry, which unlike the plays Shakespeare intended should be presented in book form, Venus and Adonis was his most famous work during his lifetime. Since then, his Sonnets, which have usually been published as a group, have become more famous.
Some of Shakespeare's plays had been published individually during his lifetime but in 1623 two of his friends decided to publish a collection of as many of his plays as they could get their hands on. This collection is usually called the First Folio but its real title is "Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies Published according to the True Originall Copies"
The first, official collection of Shakespeare's plays was titled "Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies" and was published in London in 1623. The word "folio" describes the size of paper on which it was printed, and this edition is known as "The First Folio" to distinguish it from earlier unnofficial editions of the plays which were printed on quarto sized paper.
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The first single-volume edition of Shakespeare's plays was a book called "Mr. William Shakespeare, his Histories, Tragedies and Comedies", better known as the First Folio, published in 1623.
Shakespeare wrote both plays (which he intended that people should watch, in his theatre, after paying him and his partners money) and poems (which he intended that people should read, after paying money for the book). Although the plays are more famous than the poetry, many of them were not printed in book form until after his death. Even then, they were not always printed as separate plays. The book "Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies Histories & Tragedies", better known as the First Folio, and printed in 1623, is probably the most famous edition of the plays, separately or as a group. As for the poetry, which unlike the plays Shakespeare intended should be presented in book form, Venus and Adonis was his most famous work during his lifetime. Since then, his Sonnets, which have usually been published as a group, have become more famous.
The First Folio is the nickname of the first edition of the book "William Shakespeare his Histories, Comedies and Tragedies" which was published in 1623 by John Heminges and Henry Condell, friends and business associates of Shakespeare's. The book contains 36 plays, many of which had not been previously published. It is called the First Folio because it is the first edition, and because it was printed in Folio format (that refers to the size of the pages).
Some of Shakespeare's plays had been published individually during his lifetime but in 1623 two of his friends decided to publish a collection of as many of his plays as they could get their hands on. This collection is usually called the First Folio but its real title is "Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies Published according to the True Originall Copies"
The first, official collection of Shakespeare's plays was titled "Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies" and was published in London in 1623. The word "folio" describes the size of paper on which it was printed, and this edition is known as "The First Folio" to distinguish it from earlier unnofficial editions of the plays which were printed on quarto sized paper.
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The 1st book the was published by Gutenberg printed was called Jikji. This was printed by movable types.
It is any book printed before the year 1501.
They were published in book form, although not at Shakespeare's request or even with his knowledge in some cases. These books, even though they were printed almost 400 years ago and in some cases more than 400 years ago, still exist and can still be read. Thank God they were not only available as Kindles or some such rapidly obsolescent format.
The first book printed in the new printing press was the Bible.
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