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Uva shakespeare first folio9/3/2023 ![]() ![]() It was a really exciting moment, I find First Folios to be such charismatic books.' 'But when I went up to investigate, I could see from the watermarks and the idiosyncracies of the text that it was genuine. 'When the team at Mount Stuart first told me they thought they had a First Folio, I must admit I thought "yeah, sure, and so do I!",' said Professor Smith. Around 230 First Folios are known to survive and it is one of the most valuable books in the world. The First Folio is the name given to the collection of William Shakespeare’s 36 plays published in 1623. Professor Smith has identified the Folio as the working copy that formerly belonged to Isaac Reed, a well-connected literary editor working in London in the 18th century. It is the only Folio to be displayed this year that has not previously been seen by the public. The Folio can be viewed by the public at Mount Stuart in a special display which will run from today until 30 October. She has loved Shakespeare since she was very small.Today's announcement comes nearly 400 years after Shakespeare died, on April 23 1616. ![]() Sarah has presented research papers on early modern literature at Conjuring the Past at Penn State University, Crossing Boundaries: Intellectual and Cultural Exchange between the Past and the Present at William and Mary, Medieval-Renaissance Conference XXXV at UVA Wise. Her honors thesis explores deforestation in Shakespeare, with an emphasis on The Tempest. Sarah Richman is an honors English and Medieval and Renaissance Studies double major at the College of William and Mary graduating Spring 2023 and a member of the national honorary society in Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Alpha Delta Gamma. The maximum number of students for this course is 15. The minimum number of students for this course to run is 5. No application is required to take this course and course tuition is $150. If a student is not able to make these times, asynchronous equivalents will be made available. Class will meet synchronously each Friday at 2:00 PM EST to participate in an experimental archeology exercise in original practice theater and watch a filmed version of the play. Most of the course will be asynchronous with some synchronous, but not mandatory, meetings. Activities will include daily readings, memorization of a brief passage of the student’s choice, asynchronous discussion questions, in-class dramatization via video chat, and film viewings. This course runs for three weeks from June 12th to June 30th and is worth a quarter credit. ![]() Students will discuss the major themes of The Tempest such as theatricality, harmony, colonialism, good governance, nature, magic, science, and women’s roles.Students will perform Shakespeare, both scripted and with a short memorized passage.Students will identify and interpret Shakespeare’s meter, enjambment, prose, puns, rhyme, imagery, motifs, and other poetic devices.Students will develop their close reading abilities, applicable to Shakespeare and the advanced study of literature more broadly.Students will become comfortable with basic features of early modern dramatic English.Students will explore Shakespeare’s context in terms of dramaturgy, original practice theater, contemporary literature, and history.However, no prior experience with Shakespeare is necessary the course is designed to give an introduction to reading the Bard of Avon. This course is ideal for students with prior experience in high school level English who would enjoy learning (or using prior) skills in close reading and hands-on approaches to literature. In this course we will perform a close reading of The Tempest, taking it as an exemplar of Shakespeare’s art, and contextualizing the play within both his world and ours. The Tempest is both Shakespeare’s swan song and an exemplary ‘late play.’ It is grounded in King James I’s court, the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and Ireland as it reflects on issues ranging from deforestation to dreams. But what makes this, Shakespeare’s last solo-authored play, so uniquely important? What makes it a useful vantage point from which to consider the rest of Shakespeare’s oeuvre? This course will seek to answer these questions. The Tempest by William Shakespeare was given the pride of place as the opening title in the First Folio of 1623. You must log-in/sign-up before you can register for a course. ![]()
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