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Shakespeare's book : the story behind the first folio and the making of Shakespeare / Chris Laoutaris.

by Laoutaris, Chris.

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Pegasus Books, 2023.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Bibliography -- Folios. 1623.

Literature publishing -- England -- London -- History -- 17th century.

Rare books -- England -- London -- 17th century.

9781639363261 (hc)

1st Pegasus Books cloth ed.

xxvi, 516 p., 16 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports., facsimiles ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-495) and index.

"The never-before-told story of how the makers of The First Folio created Shakespeare as we know him today. Shakespeare’s Book: The Story Behind the First Folio and the Making of Shakespeare charts, for the first time, the manufacture of the First Folio against a turbulent backdrop of seismic political events and international tensions which intersected with the lives of its creators and which left their indelible marks on this ambitious publication-project. This story uncovers the friendships, bonds, social ties, and professional networks that facilitated the production of Shakespeare’s book—as well as the personal challenges, tragedies and dangers that threw obstacles in the path of its chief backers. It reveals how Shakespeare himself, before his death, may have influenced the ways in which his own public identity would come to be enshrined in the First Folio, shaping his legacy to future generations and determining how the world would remember him: 'not of an age, but for all time.' Shakespeare’s Book tells the true story of how the makers of the First Folio created “Shakespeare” as we know him today."--Publisher.

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