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The Folger Shakespeare Library is an independent research library on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., United States. It has the world's largest collection of the printed works of William Shakespeare, and is a primary repository for rare materials from the early modern period (1500–1750) in Britain and Europe. The library was established by Henry Clay Folger in association with his wife ...
Macbeth (/ məkˈbɛθ /, full title The Tragedie of Macbeth) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. [a] It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power.
Arden was the maiden name of Shakespeare's mother, Mary, but the primary reference of the enterprise's title is to the Forest of Arden, in which Shakespeare's As You Like It is set.
List of plays and bindings to the name the Folger Shakespeare Library uses in their website, for use in Module:Folger Shakespeare and { { sfd }}. The format of each entry is: The play's title as it is commonly known. Probably not the full title as it appeared on the play's title page in any given edition, but the common name for it.
Cultural references to. Macbeth. Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth in John Singer Sargent 's painting. The tragic play Macbeth by William Shakespeare has appeared and been reinterpreted in many forms of art and culture since it was written in the early 17th century.
Macbeth (TV, Hungary, 1982) Béla Tarr, director. György Cserhalmi as Macbeth. Erzsébet Kútvölgyi as Lady Macbeth. BBC Television Shakespeare Macbeth (TV, United Kingdom, 1983) – released in the United States as part of the Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare series. Jack Gold, director.
Second Folio. Title page of the second folio (1632), this copy with a certificate of a censor for the Inquisition. The Second Folio is the 1632 edition of the collected plays of William Shakespeare. It follows the First Folio of 1623. Much language was updated in the Second Folio and there are almost 1,700 changes.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is the standard name given to any volume containing all the plays and poems of William Shakespeare. Some editions include several works that were not completely of Shakespeare's authorship (collaborative writings), such as The Two Noble Kinsmen, which was a collaboration with John Fletcher; Pericles, Prince of Tyre, the first two acts of which were ...