![]() This podcast is called “Truth’s Authentic Author.” It’s a conversation with a man who has an unusual responsibility. I’m Michael Witmore, the Folger’s director. MICHAEL WITMORE: From the Folger Shakespeare Library, this is Shakespeare Unlimited. Previous: Pronouncing English as Shakespeare Did | Next: Rarely Performed Shakespeare Kenneson at radio station KUNR in Reno, Nevada. Edited by Gail Kern Paster and Esther Ferington. This podcast episode, “Truth’s Authentic Author,” was produced for the Folger Shakespeare Library by Richard Paul. Listen on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud, or NPR One.įrom the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. Join us for a conversation about the French First Folio, other distinctive copies, and the modern collectors, scholars, thieves, and Folio hunters who fall under the First Folio’s spell.Įric Rasmussen is chair of the English Department at the University of Nevada, Reno, and author of The Shakespeare First Folios: A Descriptive Catalogue. ![]() An expert on the First Folio, Rasmussen gets the call when someone, anywhere in the world, thinks they may have found another copy.Īlong the way, he’s amassed some fascinating stories and observations about one of the world’s most iconic rare books. Rebecca Sheir, host of the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series, talks with Eric Rasmussen, who authenticated the French discovery. Before this find, there were 232 known First Folios in the entire world. ![]() In the fall of 2014, the world learned of a remarkable discovery: An old book in a French library, acquired in the 1790s, was identified as an unknown copy of the 1623 First Folio of Shakespeare-the first collection of Shakespeare’s plays. ![]()
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