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This catalogue of the Shakespeare First Folio (1623) is the result of two decades of research during which 232 surviving copies of this immeasurably important book were located a remarkable 72 more than were recorded in the previous census over a century ago and examined in situ, creating an essential reference work.
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Reviews
'The catalogue describes the physical condition of each copy in unsurpassed detail.' - The Times Literary Supplement
'The information in the catalogue represents a huge scholarly advance' - The Times Literary Supplement
'Eric Rasmussen and Anthony James West have performed a monumental work of completist scholarship.' - The Times Literary Supplement
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
ERIC RASMUSSEN is Professor of English at the University of Nevada, USA, and the Textual Editor of The RSC Shakespeare: The Complete Works. He is co-editor of the Norton Anthology of English Renaissance Drama and has edited volumes in both the Arden Shakespeare and Oxford World's Classics series. He is the General Textual Editor of the Internet Shakespeare Editions project - one of the most visited Shakespeare websites in the world. For over nine years he has written the annual review of editions and textual studies for the Shakespeare Survey.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Shakespeare First Folios
Book Subtitle: A Descriptive Catalogue
Editors: Eric Rasmussen, Anthony James West, Donald L. Bailey, Mark Farnsworth, Lara Hansen, Trey Jansen, Sarah Stewart
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230360341
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Media & Culture Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-51765-3Published: 23 November 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-36034-1Published: 09 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 935
Topics: Poetry and Poetics, Literary Theory, British and Irish Literature, Early Modern/Renaissance Literature