Emory Set To Display Rare Shakespeare ‘First Folio’

William Shakespeare, more than any other playwright in history, sustains an ever-expanding cultural relevance and vibrancy that lives on in classrooms, on stages and in every form of media. This is all the more impressive considering 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death.

Emory University has been celebrating a “Year of Shakespeare” with performances, exhibitions and lectures, but the centerpiece will be revealed to the public on Nov. 5. It’s a rare copy of the “First Folio” of Shakespeare’s works – the first collected edition of his plays, published in 1623, seven years after his death. Without this collection, it’s likely that 18 of Shakespeare’s plays would have been lost.