THE MILLIONAIRE AND THE BARD: Henry Folger and Shakespeare

THE MILLIONAIRE AND THE BARD
Henry Folger and Shakespeare
AH 107 Class Format B

Many of Shakespeare plays were unpublished during his lifetime, and survive only through the First Folios, quartos, and other documents. This class will focus on both the preservation of these key treasures that ensured the longevity of Shakespeare in English literature and the world of rare book collecting, including the U.S. “robber barons” acquisition of rare books in the late 19th/early 20th century. The obsession of one such industrialist, Henry Folger, led to the founding of the Folger Library, which now has the world’s largest collection of Shakespeareana.

Presenter: Professor Andrea Mays, author of The Millionaire and the Bard: Henry Folger’s Obsessive Hunt for Shakespeare’s First Folio

Developer: Beth Mersch

Date:
Friday, October 15

Time:
10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

Facilitators:
Susan Fouts (703-599-7420, susancfouts@yahoo.com)
Meredith Cheston (949-463-1562, meredith359@gmail.com)

Class Format Legend:
A Classroom only (Presenter & Audience attend in person)
B Presenter attends in-person; Audience attends either in-person or via Zoom
C Presenter attends via Zoom; Audience attends either in-person or via Zoom
D Presenter & Audience attend via Zoom