The damage caused when Durham's First Folio was stolen remains - for now.

For years, copies — and even partial copies — of "Shakespeare's First Folio" have been sought after by rare book collectors. Now, you can have a facsimile edition — and for slightly less than the $10 ...

Premieres Friday, Nov. 17, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Sunday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 With only half of Shakespeare’s plays published before his death, often in inaccurate and ...

William Shakespeare’s influence over the world remains unwavering more than four centuries after the renowned dramatist began his career. To mark the continued resonance of the famed playwright’s ...

It’s hard to imagine a writer who has had as enduring an impact on the English language as William Shakespeare. Phrases like “neither rhyme nor reason,” “too much of a good thing” or “it’s Greek to me ...

The First Folio ranks among the most important books in world literature: Had it not been published, about half of William Shakespeare’s plays might well have been lost forever. Of the roughly 750 ...

The University of Montana has been selected to display the most important book from one of history’s most important writers. Next year, UM will be one of the host sites for a traveling exhibition ...

Four hundred years ago, in 1623, a book of Shakespeare’s plays was published. This wasn’t just any book: It marked the first time all of Shakespeare’s works were published together — no mean feat back ...

Shakespeare seems to have been more interested in success on the stage than in seeing his words in print. In his lifetime, he published three books of non-dramatic poetry, but only about half of his ...

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