The First Folio, “the book that brought us Shakespeare,” was published 400 years ago today. This first collection of 36 Shakespeare plays included 18 that had never before been published and might otherwise be lost today. How are you celebrating? We’ve put together a list of recommended revelry:
- The SOF annual conference starts tomorrow and runs November 9 through 12. Livestream tickets are still available! Get yours here.
- Watch the Tulane University panel tonight — in person or online. Happening at Stone Auditorium, Tulane University in New Orleans on November 8th at 7:00 PM Central. See full details on how to watch in person and online. Journalist Elizabeth Winkler leads an international panel of academics (including two Stratfordians) in a discussion of the Shakespeare authorship question. The four person panel consists of Ros Barber, novelist and Lecturer in English, London University, Earl Showerman, President of the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship, and two Tulane professors, Dr John Ray Proctor III, Department of Theater, and Dr. Scott Oldenburg, Department of English.
- Flip the virtual pages of The Bodleian First Folio, featuring high resolution scans.
- Learn more about the book’s shadowy history on the SOF’s Folio page and video playlist.
Happy Folio 400!
