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Salvador Dalí and Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew etching by Salvador Dali
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Salvador Dalí and Shakespeare

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Esther French

See illustrations and costume designs by surrealist Salvador Dalí in the Folger Shakespeare Library collection for plays like “The Taming of the Shrew.”

Inside an Argentine translation of ‘Hamlet’ paired with surrealist illustrations
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Inside an Argentine translation of ‘Hamlet’ paired with surrealist illustrations

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Marianne Hewitt

Rafael Squirru and Juan Carlos Liberti collaborated to create this Argentine translation of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ with surrealist illustrations.

'The Blazing World' by Margaret Cavendish: The first science fiction novel written by a woman
The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish
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'The Blazing World' by Margaret Cavendish: The first science fiction novel written by a woman

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Esther French

“The Description of a New World, Called the Blazing World” by Margaret Cavendish has been called the first science-fiction novel written by a woman. Learn more about this book, which is part of the Folger collection.

An edition of Richard III "adapted for amateurs"
PR2821 .A367 Sh.Col. back cover
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An edition of Richard III "adapted for amateurs"

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Sarah Hovde

Black actor J.A. Arneaux starred as the title character in the Astor Place Company’s production of Richard III and published his own 19th-century edition.

Pageants, banquets, and fireworks: How to celebrate a coronation
Francis Sandford. The history of the coronation of the most high, most mighty, and most excellent monarch, James II. 1687. S652
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Pageants, banquets, and fireworks: How to celebrate a coronation

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These books and documents from the Folger collection show the many ways an English coronation would be celebrated in the 16th and 17th centuries.

All the table's a stage: A 1619 Christmas play for food
A Christmas Messe
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All the table's a stage: A 1619 Christmas play for food

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Abby Westover

In this unconventional Christmas play from 1619, the characters are different foods warring against one another for pride of place at the holiday feast.

The author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland gave this beautiful edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream to his illustrator for Christmas
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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The author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland gave this beautiful edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream to his illustrator for Christmas

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Sarah Hovde

Lewis Carroll gave this lovely 1868 edition of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” with delicate cut-paper images by Paul Konewka, to his illustrator for “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” John Tenniel.

The five most popular #FolgerFinds in 2017
Call number 158- 133q
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The five most popular #FolgerFinds in 2017

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Take a look at our five most popular #FolgerFinds posts on Instagram, from early modern eclipses to the first edition of Shakespeare’s “Richard III.”

Shakespeare's ghost revealed!?
Shakespeare in Poets Corner
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Shakespeare's ghost revealed!?

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Sarah Hovde

Transparencies, popular in the late 1700s, use back-lighting to reveal a secret image. See one from the Folger collection that reveals Shakespeare’s ghost in Westminster Abbey.

Two Shakespearean actors, a book, and a biographer corrected
Ellen Terry as Beatrice
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Two Shakespearean actors, a book, and a biographer corrected

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Sarah Hovde

Famous Shakespearean actress Ellen Terry (1847-1928) took the liberty of correcting certain biographical errors in a book about her friend Henry Irving.

What's my line? Exploring promptbooks for Othello
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What's my line? Exploring promptbooks for Othello

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Ben Lauer

Promptbooks let us peer into the minds of some of history’s greatest theater-makers and see how they imagined Shakespeare’s plays.

Dig into the Folger's vault for #MuseumWeek
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Dig into the Folger's vault for #MuseumWeek

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It’s #MuseumWeek, and the Folger is sharing recipes from Shakespeare’s time, stories of swords and duels, and a little bit of tennis.

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