(This exhibition includes selections from the College’s rare book collection and the College’s copy of the Second Folio, published in 1632.) “His preservation of Shakespeare’s works is yet another illustration of the great appreciation of the arts and humanities that an Amherst education instills in graduates. “It does seem fitting that the First Folio returns to the alma mater of Henry Folger, given the passion and curiosity for Shakespeare he cultivated during his college years and then upon graduating,” said Michael Kelly, head of the College’s Archives and Special Collections, which is presenting a small exhibition, now through May 31, about Folger’s time at Amherst. He also spent much of his adult life building his Shakespeare collection, widely regarded as the greatest in the world. Folger graduated from Amherst in 1879 and embarked on a highly successful career in business. The collector to which Martin referred is Folger Shakespeare Library founder and namesake Henry Clay Folger (1857–1930). Compiled by two of Shakespeare’s friends and theater colleagues, the First Folio was published seven years after the Bard’s death in 1616. Without the First Folio, all of those plays-including Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, As You Like It and more-might have been lost forever. Accompanying the 1623 book will be a six-panel display exploring Shakespeare’s impact, then and now, along with interactive, digital activities.Ĭonsidered one of the most influential books in the world, the First Folio includes 36 Shakespeare plays, 18 of which had never been printed before. Visitors will be able to see the book itself, which will be open to Hamlet’s famous “To Be or Not To Be” monologue. The First Folio will be on display at Amherst’s Mead Art Museum May 9–31, and the exhibition will be free and open to the public. In the state of Massachusetts, Amherst College will be the only stop for the traveling exhibition titled First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare, an initiative made possible by the Folger Shakespeare Library. To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of poet and playwright William Shakespeare, several of the Bard’s original 1623 First Folios are embarking on a cross-country tour.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |