{"product_id":"the-making-of-shakespeares-first-folio-hardcover","title":"The Making of Shakespeare's First Folio - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEmma Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revised and updated edition of Shakespeare's First Folio that explains the significance of the iconic publication.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Making of Shakespeare's First Folio\u003c\/i\u003e offers the first comprehensive biography of the earliest collected edition of Shakespeare's plays. In November 1623, the book arrived in the bookshop of the London publisher Edward Blount at the Black Bear. Long in the making, \u003ci\u003eMaster William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies\u003c\/i\u003e--as the \u003ci\u003eFirst Folio\u003c\/i\u003e was then known--appeared seven years after Shakespeare's death. Nearly one thousand pages in length, the collection comprised thirty-six plays, half of which had never been previously published. Yet no fanfare surrounded the initial publication of Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eFirst Folio\u003c\/i\u003e--no queue of eager readers, no launch to the top of the best-seller list. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nevertheless, it is hard to overstate the importance of this literary, cultural, and commercial moment. Emma Smith tells the story of the \u003ci\u003eFirst Folio'\u003c\/i\u003es origins, locating it within the social and political context of Jacobean London and bringing in the latest scholarship on the seventeenth-century book trade. Generously illustrated in color with key pages from the publication and comparative works, this new edition combines the 2016 discovery of a hitherto unknown edition of the \u003ci\u003eFirst Folio\u003c\/i\u003e at Mount Stuart House on the Isle of Bute with the human, artistic, economic and technical stories of the birth of this landmark publication--and the birth of Shakespeare's towering reputation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmma Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of Shakespeare Studies at Hertford College, University of Oxford. She is the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThis is Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003ePortable Magic: A History of Books and their Readers\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 277\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764622000416,"sku":"9781851245987","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dc20fa371c6e385406e03b9ffcb42436.webp?v=1780253780","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-making-of-shakespeares-first-folio-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}