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The Second Folio is the 1632 edition of the collected plays of William Shakespeare. It follows the First Folio of 1623. Much language was updated in the Second Folio and there are almost 1,700 changes.
Second Folio. Full Title: Mr. William Shakespeare Comedies, histories and tragedies. Published according to the true originall copies. The second impression. London, printed by Tho. Cotes for Robert Allot, 1632. Published: London: Smethwick, J., Aspley, W., Hawkins, Richard, and Meighan, Richard, 1632.
Dec 4, 2020 · The “hieroglyphics” were 17th century typesetting, which even 21st century students struggle to read. Typesetting issues are one of the factors that differentiate the Second Folio from its famous sibling, the First Folio, printed in 1623, by William Jaggard for Edward Blount, John Smethwick, and William Aspley.
The edition expanded the opening set of commendatory poems praising Shakespeare: Shakespeare’s reputation had continued to grow. This section of the Second Folio features an elegy on Shakespeare by aspiring poet John Milton – his first published poem, though his name was not printed.
The Second Folio contains John Milton’s first appearance in print, his anonymous epitaph to Shakespeare in 16 verses: “What neede my Shakespeare for his honour'd bones.” It appears on the same page as the eight-line “Upon the Effigies” (leaf A5r), which is conjugate to the title page (leaf A2r).
Using items from the Rare Books Collection and the Baillieu Library Print Collection, explore the various historical contexts in which Shakespeare has been adapted for the stage since the publication of the second folio.
May 10, 2016 · The Second Folio was printed by Thomas Cotes in 1632 for the publishers John Smethwick, William Aspley, Richard Hawkins, Richard Meighen, and Robert Allot. Compared to the First Folio, the Second contains numerous textual changes and also includes the unsigned poem “An Epitaph on the Admirable Dramaticke Poet” by John Milton.
