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Newberry Library’s Shakespeare Exhibit

Call Number: VAULT Case oversize YS 01 Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Uniform Title:Plays Title: Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories & tragedies : published according to the true originall copies. Published: London : Printed by Isaac Iaggard and Ed. Blount, 1623. Physical Description: [9] ℓ, 303, 100 (i.e. 98), [2], 69-232, [1], 78-80, [25], 98, 109-156, 257-993 [i.e. 339]p. port. 32 cm. Subject (LCSH): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Bibliography --Folios. 1623. Other Name: Heming, john, d.1630, ed. Condell, Henry, d. 1627, ed. Notes:The First Folio edition.

Playbill, December 2016 —  As the world marked the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, Chicago had good reason to boast. Even though it’s an ocean and half a continent away from Shakespeare’s home turf in England, the city hosted the largest celebration of the Bard in 2016. “There’s really nothing that matches Shakespeare 400… Continue reading Newberry Library’s Shakespeare Exhibit