First Folio

Summary

First Folio is a version, edition or translation^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of version_edition_or_translation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (976 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• First Folio authored William Shakespeare^[3].
• First Folio's instance of is recorded as version, edition or translation^[4].
• First Folio's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• First Folio was published by Edward Blount^[6].
• First Folio was published by William Jaggard^[7].
• First Folio was published by Isaac Jaggard^[8].
• First Folio is owned by State Library of New South Wales^[9].
• First Folio's genre is English Renaissance theatre^[10].
• First Folio's collection is recorded as State Library of New South Wales^[11].
• First Folio's collection is recorded as Bodleian Libraries^[12].
• First Folio's Commons category is recorded as First Folio^[13].
• First Folio's language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern English^[14].
• First Folio's language of work or name is recorded as English^[15].
• First Folio's country of origin is recorded as England^[16].
• First Folio comprises The tragedie of Romeo and Juliet^[17].
• First Folio comprises The tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke^[18].
• First Folio comprises Macbeth^[19].
• First Folio comprises The tragedie of King Lear^[20].
• First Folio comprises The tragedie of Cymbeline^[21].
• First Folio was published on 1623^[22].
• First Folio's exhibition history is recorded as Shakespeare in Print: The First Folio^[23].
• First Folio's cover art by is recorded as Martin Droeshout^[24].
• First Folio's has edition or translation is recorded as Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies Faithfully Reproduced in Facsimile from the Edition of 1623^[25].
• First Folio's main subject is William Shakespeare^[26].
• First Folio's main subject is first edition^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

First Folio authored William Shakespeare^[3]. Publishers include Edward Blount^[6], William Jaggard^[7], and Isaac Jaggard^[8].

Publication

First Folio was released on 1623^[22]. Languages include Early Modern English^[14] and English^[15]. Its genre is English Renaissance theatre^[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include William Shakespeare^[26] and first edition^[27].

Why It Matters

First Folio ranks in the top 2% of version_edition_or_translation entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (976 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]