Myth of the Month 10: Who Was Shakespeare? -- pt. 1: The Monument and the Man
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
Shakespeare's First Folio
Ben Jonson was the most famous and popular writer in england at this time. He self published a collection of his own plays, which he referred to as works. The first folio collected all the plays that its editors and compilers could get their hands on. It is searching for prestige and status by connections to prominent noblemen and to the royal court.
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