false 60269 1 Charlton Hinman's facsimile of Shakespeare's First Folio was a colossal achievement when it was first published in 1968, and its reputation is further enhanced by this beautiful second edition. Looking for a way to provide scholars with a reliable version of Shakespeare's text, Hinman invented a device that sped up the collation process, allowing him to compare 82 of the surviving copies of the Folio and bring to light features of Shakespeare's work that have been--and continue to be--edited out of most modern editions. <I>A Midsummer Night's Dream</I>, for example, contains what are known as false starts, fragments of earlier versions of certain speeches. These traces of the composition process survive only because the printers, working directly from Shakespeare's handwritten copy, were not given a chance to thoroughly proofread their work. Though they would make crucial changes during the printing process, it was too wasteful to throw away pages that were already printed. Thus, when they went to bind the Folios, each book contained a fascinating patchwork of corrected and uncorrected copy. <P> Also hidden beneath the familiar text of the plays is a portrait of the printers who created the book. Their names remain unknown, but Professor Hinman was able to track individuals' work by examining their spelling habits. Their story is as important to this book as the works of literature that it contains. The many errors the printers introduced into the text of Shakespeare's work still provide fertile ground for theatrical and academic debate. Hamlet, for example, wishes that his "too, too solid flesh would melt."--or is it his "sullied" flesh, or perhaps his "sallied" flesh? Which is Shakespeare, and which is an error? We cannot blame the printers; they spent long hours setting page after page of tiny type, working in a cramped space that smelled strongly of the stale urine they used to soften the inking pads. It is ironic that the most revered symbol of English high culture owes its existence--in part, at least--to the productive bladders of a handful of pressmen. This book gives these men their due, demonstrating the extent to which Shakespeare's plays were the work not just of one man but of a whole society. 58632 17 10 1996 The First Folio of Shakespeare: The Norton Facsimile total:15|5:12|4:2|3:1| 15 71 19 0 5 0 false false Wed Sep 16 13:54:05 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 13:54:05 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Sep 06 22:30:08 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 22:30:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Aug 20 15:09:46 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 15:09:49 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jul 08 23:03:50 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 23:09:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 01 17:51:16 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 17:51:16 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Feb 19 20:58:40 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 20:58:40 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Feb 16 09:38:05 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 09:38:05 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jan 27 09:07:06 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 09:07:06 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 15 08:40:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 08:40:00 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 15 06:25:42 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 06:25:42 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Jul 18 18:44:58 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 18:44:58 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jul 07 18:58:42 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 18:58:42 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Mar 08 00:26:34 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 00:26:34 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Feb 16 19:54:21 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 19:54:21 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 12 13:17:17 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 13:17:17 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jan 03 16:09:06 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 16:09:06 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Dec 11 21:58:17 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 21:58:30 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Tue Nov 27 08:56:37 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 08:56:37 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Sat Sep 22 10:25:57 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 10:25:57 -0700 2007