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519 Shakespeare's First Folio (with Emma Smith) | My Last Book with Luke Parker
519 Shakespeare's First Folio (with Emma Smith) | My Last Book with Luke Parker
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63 minutes
Released:
Jun 5, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
The compilation of Shakespeare's plays known as the First Folio is one of the most important books in the history of literature. In this episode, Jacke talks to Shakespeare scholar and First Folio expert Emma Smith about the origins, importance, status, and legacy of this essential work, which celebrates its 400th birthday this year. PLUS Jacke asks Nabokov scholar Luke Parker for his choice of the last book he will ever read.
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Released:
Jun 5, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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