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The Royal Library has a copy of the First Folio (RCIN 1047467). The Second Folio was published after the rights to many of Shakespeare’s plays had been passed on from those who had held them at the publication of the First Folio. The principal of those who now held rights in the plays was Robert Allot, a bookseller and publisher.
The second folio of 1632 claimed to be 'corrected' and there are many small changes made to the text of the plays. This process of correction was probably conducted in the printing house itself and not with reference to other, more authoritative texts, but instead corrected in terms of fashion and sense.
Ben Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637) collected his plays and other writings into a book he titled The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. In 1616 it was printed in London in the form of a folio. [1] Second and third editions of his works were published posthumously in 1640 and 1692. These editions of Ben Jonson's works were a crucial ...
The Second Folio, 1632 Nine years after the First Folio, the Second Folio was printed, which reflected the continuing interest in the playwright's work. It contains the same plays as the First Folio, but was also the first attempt at a systematic 'edit' of Shakespeare's plays.
Title: Second Folio: Description: Second Folio from the Lord Leigh set. Includes bookplates of Lord Leigh and Frederick S. Peck. Full Title: Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies
The Shakespeare folio is considered one of the most important books in history, as it ensured a continuing published presence for the playwright, preserving and disseminating his works for future generations. The University of Melbourne Rare Books Collection holds the second edition (1632) of this volume, which was born out of the extraordinary ...
This intriguing Second Folio is from the English college in Valladolid, Spain, and it bears the certificate of Guillermo Sánchez, a censor for the Holy Office, or Inquisition. Charged with the detection and punishment of heretics and those guilty of any offense against Catholic orthodoxy, the Holy Office also routinely expurgated books by ...
