How the World’s Most Famous Book Was Made
This month, an unusual birthday celebration will take place. November marks the 400th anniversary of one of the most famous books ever published: the First Folio of William Shakespeare, a playwright that generations have read and appreciated. But the creation of this book was not straightforward, and the people who compiled it had their own aims with its publication. The story of the First Folio is thus an enduring testimony not only to the genius of its author, but of the de facto editors and publishers whose decisions have shaped how people have read and experienced Shakespeare’s work for the past four centuries.
The book we know today. Without the Folio, we would not have some of the best-loved plays, including ,, .
