The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare: Four Hundred Years of the First Folio

Recorded April 12, 2023. An in-person lecture by Prof Andy Murphy
(TCD) organised by the School of English in conjunction with
Trinity College Library and the Trinity Long Room Hub as part of
the First Folio celebrations. As part of the celebrations of the
400th anniversary of the publication of the first collected edition
of Shakespeare's plays -- the 'First Folio' -- Prof Andy Murphy of
the School of English at Trinity will give a public lecture on the
history of the volume and why it is so important. Trinity holds the
only copy of the First Folio on the island of Ireland and Prof
Murphy will also speak about the particular features of the Trinity
copy, including examining some of the peculiar marks and
inscriptions to be found in the book. Learn more at:
https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/