Folger Shakespeare Library

Overview

Works:	264 works in 352 publications in 1 language and 8,523 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Tragedies (Drama) Comedy plays History Fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc Tragicomedies Juvenile works Historical drama Exhibition catalogs
Roles:	Former owner, Editor, Other, Publisher
Classifications:	PR2829.A2, 822.33

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Folger Shakespeare Library

The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington by Joseph Quincy Adams( Book )
The Shepherd's paradise by Walter Montagu( Book )
Annual report of the director for the fiscal year ending ... by Folger Shakespeare Library( )
The Folger Shakespeare Library, a research institution dedicated to the advancement of literary and historical scholarship( Book )
Folger news by Folger Shakespeare Library( )

History of the site of the Congressional and Folger libraries by Charles Oscar Paullin( )
The classification of the Folger Shakespeare Library by Edwin Elliott Willoughby( Book )
Annual report of the director by Folger Shakespeare Library( )
The Folger Shakespeare filmography by Barry M Parker( Book )
Monograph of the Folger Shakespeare Library, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. : the entire exterior, including the nine bas-reliefs on the principal facade, is Georgia Marble by Lancelot Sukert( Book )
The Folger Shakespeare Library by James Truslow Adams( Book )
Catalogue of duplicate printed books from the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington D.C. comprising English literature ... : which will be sold by auction by Messrs. Sotheby & Co. ... at their large galleries, 34 & 35, New Bond Street, W.1 ; days of sale: first day, Monday, 22nd June, 1964, lots 1-250 ; second day, Tuesday, 23rd June, 1964, lots 251-526 by England) Sotheby & Co. (London( Book )
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C by Folger Shakespeare Library( Book )
The Folger Shakespeare Library by J. R Evans( Book )
Catalog of printed books of the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C by Folger Shakespeare Library( )
Prompt books from Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington D.C. : an inventory to parts one, two, three and four of the Harvester Microform collection( Book )
Catalog of prints, engravings, photographs, and original art materials by Folger Shakespeare Library( )
Association internationale de bibliophilie = International Association of Bibliophiles by Association internationale de bibliophilie( Book )
Of books and men by Louis B Wright( )
Folger : biggest little library in the world by Joseph T Foster( Book )

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Most widely held works by Folger Shakespeare Library

The case of the Commonwealth of England, stated by Marchamont Nedham( Book )

2 editions published in 1969 in English and held by 466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Dutch influences on English culture, 1558-1625 by David W Davies( Book )

1 edition published in 1964 in English and held by 441 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Manifold greatness : the making of the King James Bible( Book )

1 edition published in 2011 in English and held by 408 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This books tells the fascinating story of the creation and immediate afterlife of the first and most popular Bible in English. With over 60 illustrations of manuscripts, artifacts, and archival material, this beautiful book presents essays by leading scholars, including Diarmaid MacCulloch

A midsummer night's dream by William Shakespeare( Book )

9 editions published between 1993 and 2016 in English and held by 387 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Shakespeare's popular comedy of love and mistaken identity is accompanied by a section on reading Shakespeare's language, information on Shakespeare's life and theater, explanatory notes, annotated reading lists, and an essay

The tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare( Book )

2 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in English and held by 358 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Contains the dramatic text of William Shakespeare's tragic play about the forbidden love between two young people from feuding Veronese houses, and includes commentary, notes, and details about the life of the author

The ghost of Lucrece by Thomas Middleton( Book )

1 edition published in 1937 in English and held by 355 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The tragedy of Cymbeline by William Shakespeare( Book )

2 editions published between 1965 and 2003 in English and held by 305 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A story of Belarius and the kidnapped princes

New world of wonders : European images of the Americas, 1492-1700 by Rachel Doggett( Book )

1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 301 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Much ado about nothing by William Shakespeare( Book )

3 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 288 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Young Claudio has fallen for the lovely heiress Hero. The path to the alter seems smooth until the evil Don John decides to intervene."

A catalogue of paintings in the Folger Shakespeare Library : "as imagination bodies forth" by William L Pressly( Book )

1 edition published in 1993 in English and held by 286 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The tragedy of Hamlet, prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare( Book )

3 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in English and held by 280 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Biographical information and critical essays accompany Shakespeare's play about a prince's wavering determination to avenge his father's murder

San Carlo Borromeo : Catholic reform and ecclesiastical politics in the second half of the sixteenth century( Book )

1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Folger books." Papers originally sponsored by and held at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C., in Nov. 1984, to celebrate the fourth centennial of San Carlo Borromeo's death. Includes bibliographies and index

The merry wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare( Book )

2 editions published between 2004 and 2009 in English and held by 248 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sir John Falstaff, knowing that Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Page control the money in their respective households, decides to seduce them, but they learn of his scheme and resolve to make a fool of him. A comic series of disguises and misadventures follows

The comedy of errors by William Shakespeare( Book )

3 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Contains the text of Shakespeare's comedy about identical twin brothers, both named Antipholus, who set off a wave of confusion when they arrive in the same town after a lifetime apart, bringing with them identical twin servants, both named Dromios; and includes scene-by-scene action summaries, full explanatory notes, and a critical essay

The merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare( Book )

5 editions published between 1992 and 2011 in English and held by 230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents Shakespeare's dark comedy about young lovers and a Jewish money lender who demands a pound of flesh in payment for a debt. Includes explanatory notes on facing pages, scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to famous lines and phrases, a modern perspective essay, and an introduction to the play and the language of Shakespeare

The tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare( Book )

3 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 211 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lear, the King of Britain, has three daughters. Wishing to ease himself of the burden of rule, he determines to divide his kingdom between them, giving the largest share to she who can say she loves him the best

The tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare( Book )

4 editions published between 2002 and 2013 in English and held by 197 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents the complete text of Shakespeare's classic play about Macbeth, a man who kills the king in an attempt to seize the crown of Scotland for himself; and includes an introduction, explanatory notes, a modern perspective essay, an annotated further reading list, and a key to famous lines

The widening circle : the story of the Folger Shakespeare Library and its collections by Betty Ann Kane( Book )

1 edition published in 1976 in English and held by 178 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fortune : "all is but fortune" by Leslie Thomson( Book )

2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 167 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare( Book )

4 editions published between 2009 and 2017 in English and held by 147 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Each edition includes: Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play - Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play - Scene-by-scene plot summaries - A key to famous lines and phrases - An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language - An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play - Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books

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