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Shakespeare & Beyond

Shakespeare & Beyond

The Shakespeare & Beyond blog features a wide range of Shakespeare-related topics: the early modern period in which he lived, the ways his plays have been interpreted and staged over the past four centuries, the enduring power of his characters and language, and more.

As You Like It in Esperanto: Washington, DC, 1910
Shakespeare and Beyond

As You Like It in Esperanto: Washington, DC, 1910

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Sarah Hovde

Folger Finds delivers delightful and insightful moments with the Folger collection. Sarah Hovde, a cataloger at the Folger Shakespeare Library, shares the story behind a 1910 Esperanto edition of Shakespeare’s As You Like It.   Heard any Esperanto lately? Designed by…

The first new Folger Folio (Fourth Folio, that is) in over 80 years
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The first new Folger Folio (Fourth Folio, that is) in over 80 years

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Caroline Duroselle-Melish

This copy of the Fourth Folio, published in 1685, is the first Shakespeare Folio to be added to the Folger Shakespeare Library collection since the days of our founders, Henry Folger (1857-1930) and Emily Folger (1858-1936). The collection now holds…

What makes a Shakespearean actor truly great?
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What makes a Shakespearean actor truly great?

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Esther French

A recent episode of the Folger’s Shakespeare Unlimited podcast offers an interesting interview with British Shakespearean scholar and author Stanley Wells. At the heart of that conversation, one might say, is a simple question. For all the contributions of directors…

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