Chris Laoutaris - Shakespeare, the Making of a Legend: The Personalities who Saved the Bard's Legacy (Sat 26th July 4.00pm)
In converstaion with Chris Laoutaris, chaired by festival host, Jo Durrant.
In 1623 thirty-six of Shakespeare’s plays were published in one astonishing ‘folio’. Who created this extraordinary tribute and why? How did they 'save' Shakespeare's legacy in the process? Why was this an unusual project and what challenges were faced? Expert Dr Chris Laoutaris will take you back in time to the creation of the legend: William Shakespeare.
To memorialise a friend; to honour a genius; to create a legend. Through loss, trials and tragedies the makers of the First Folio gave the world Shakespeare’s collected works in 1623, when Mr William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies hit the bookstalls for the first time. Of the thirty-six plays included within it, eighteen may never have survived without the efforts of those who created, crafted, and printed what is arguably one of the most significant literary conservation projects in history.
Who fashioned this extraordinary tribute to William Shakespeare? What challenges and obstacles did they face? How was the First Folio put together and was it an unusual book for its time? Find out the answers to these questions.
Dr Chris Laoutaris is an Associate Professor at The Shakespeare Institute (University of Birmingham), Stratford-Upon-Avon, and Fellow of various societies including the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Arts. His book "Shakespeare’s Book: The Intertwined Lives Behind the First Folio" was Book of the Year (BBC History, BBC Radio 4 Front Row Non-Fiction, & Financial Times Best Summer Book). He is a well respected author of numerous academic and commercial publications, a poetry collection, articles for newspapers and literary magazines, and has served as a historical and Shakespearean consultant to the RSC and film production companies.
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In converstaion with Chris Laoutaris, chaired by festival host, Jo Durrant.
In 1623 thirty-six of Shakespeare’s plays were published in one astonishing ‘folio’. Who created this extraordinary tribute and why? How did they 'save' Shakespeare's legacy in the process? Why was this an unusual project and what challenges were faced? Expert Dr Chris Laoutaris will take you back in time to the creation of the legend: William Shakespeare.
To memorialise a friend; to honour a genius; to create a legend. Through loss, trials and tragedies the makers of the First Folio gave the world Shakespeare’s collected works in 1623, when Mr William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies hit the bookstalls for the first time. Of the thirty-six plays included within it, eighteen may never have survived without the efforts of those who created, crafted, and printed what is arguably one of the most significant literary conservation projects in history.
Who fashioned this extraordinary tribute to William Shakespeare? What challenges and obstacles did they face? How was the First Folio put together and was it an unusual book for its time? Find out the answers to these questions.
Dr Chris Laoutaris is an Associate Professor at The Shakespeare Institute (University of Birmingham), Stratford-Upon-Avon, and Fellow of various societies including the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Society of Arts. His book "Shakespeare’s Book: The Intertwined Lives Behind the First Folio" was Book of the Year (BBC History, BBC Radio 4 Front Row Non-Fiction, & Financial Times Best Summer Book). He is a well respected author of numerous academic and commercial publications, a poetry collection, articles for newspapers and literary magazines, and has served as a historical and Shakespearean consultant to the RSC and film production companies.
Book signing available
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