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Cursing Coriolanus and combating cornhoarders
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Cursing Coriolanus and combating cornhoarders

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Lauren Shook

Coriolanus at the Lyceum / Cyrus C. Cuneo. 1901. Folger ART Box C972 no.1 (size XL)In 1608, famine plagued England. Preachers responded with sermons begging the gentry to show compassion for the poor, King James I responded with royal proclamations…

“The way to save wealth; showing how a man may live plentifully for two-pence a day”: A 17th-century guide to frugal living
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“The way to save wealth; showing how a man may live plentifully for two-pence a day”: A 17th-century guide to frugal living

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Esther French

A common New Year’s resolution is to save more money, and there are numerous personal-finance books and websites that offer step-by-step plans for spending less, whether out of present necessity or in the hope of reaching a future financial goal.…

Six miniature Shakespeare books to delight and intrigue you
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Six miniature Shakespeare books to delight and intrigue you

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Have you seen some of the smallest books in the Folger Shakespeare Library collection? We’ve been sharing miniature Folger Finds on Instagram throughout the year as these books joined a rotating display of items from the James L. Harner Collection of…

Fat rogue, pampered glutton: Two Falstaffian context clues
From Q0 of 1 Henry IV.
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Fat rogue, pampered glutton: Two Falstaffian context clues

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emma poltrack

Early versions of Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 1 show its immense popularity and point to Falstaff’s origins as the real-life figure Sir John Oldcastle.

The Miniature Mystery of the Maybe Barbie Book
A tiny blue dollhouse book, titled Shakespeare's Plays, sitting in a person's hand.
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The Miniature Mystery of the Maybe Barbie Book

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Ben Lauer

Does this dollhouse copy of Shakespeare’s plays belong to Barbie?

Johnny Cash's Shakespeare
Johnny Cash performing
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Johnny Cash's Shakespeare

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Ben Lauer

The Folger’s collection includes a miniature set of Shakespeare’s plays that belonged to the Man in Black himself.

Savoring the seasons and Lettice Pudsey’s fritters
Fritter on a plate
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Savoring the seasons and Lettice Pudsey’s fritters

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Marissa Nicosia

Food is intimately connected to climate and season. It was for Shakespeare and his contemporaries, and it is for us today. Beautiful, local produce is once again available in the northeast now that spring is turning into early summer. In…

Influences for Love's Labor's Lost: Contemporary texts and historical figures
Hunting scene with Elizabeth
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Influences for Love's Labor's Lost: Contemporary texts and historical figures

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emma poltrack

Love’s Labor’s Lost is one of three Shakespeare plays without a primary source (the others being A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest), but that doesn’t mean it was created in a vacuum. Using four items from the Folger collection,…

Tastes of the Mediterranean: Italian food before Italy
Woodblock print illustrating the proper set up of a kitchen
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Tastes of the Mediterranean: Italian food before Italy

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Elisa Tersigni

Italian regions share a culinary history that is rooted in the ingredients, tastes, and techniques that came out of early-modern innovations, explorations, and cultural movements.

Taffety Tarts: How Folger manuscript recipes helped a 17th-century pastry make it into the Oxford English Dictionary
Taffety tarts
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Taffety Tarts: How Folger manuscript recipes helped a 17th-century pastry make it into the Oxford English Dictionary

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Mary-Anne Boermans

Food historian and The Great British Baking Show winner Mary-Anne Boermans writes about piecing together 17th-century manuscript recipes for Taffety Tarts.

Nora Titone shares highlights from the Folger's Booth collection
Edwin Booth's 100th Hamlet performance
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Nora Titone shares highlights from the Folger's Booth collection

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Nora Titone, author of a book on Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth, shares highlights from the Folger’s Booth collection.

Early Shakespeare films: scripts, stars, and souvenirs
Laurence Olivier
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Early Shakespeare films: scripts, stars, and souvenirs

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These recent additions to the Folger collection relate to a range of early Shakespeare films that represented important firsts, won awards, and witnessed the transition from silent films to “talkies.”

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