This event has finished Took place on: Thursday, 5th May 2016
Free FreeIn 2016 the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death is commemorated with festivals, productions, exhibitions and a new coin. But how was 1616 marked? In this talk Professor Emma Smith discusses the immediate response to Shakespeare’s death and what that can tell us about his reputation at the end of his career.
This talk also explores his lasting monument, the first collected edition of his plays gathered by fellow-actors he had remembered in his will: the 1623 First Folio.
Includes wine reception.
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2016-05-05 2016-05-05 Europe/London Memorialising Shakespeare: The First Folio And Other Elegies In this talk Professor Emma Smith discusses the immediate response to Shakespeare’s death and what that can tell us about his reputation at the end of his career. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2016/05/05/memorialising-shakespeare-the-first-folio-and-other-elegies-89131 Guildhall Library,Aldermanbury,London,LondonLocation
Guildhall Library,
Aldermanbury,
London,
London,
EC2V 7HH
London,
London,
EC2V 7HH
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