![]() ![]() Part of the international events in 2016 commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, First Folio! will make its first stop here in Eugene, offering visitors a chance to see the book itself, open to Hamlet’s famous “To Be or Not To Be” monologue.” As the winning Oregon host site, the JSMA will offer free admission for the duration of the exhibition.Īdditional materials from the UO Libraries Special Collections and University Archives add context to the exhibition. In 2016, multiple copies of this original edition will tour the nation as the exhibition First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, on tour from the Folger Shakespeare Library. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies-now known as the “First Folio”-is the only source of 18 of Shakespeare’s 38 plays, including The Tempest, Macbeth, Twelfth Night and As You Like It. Published just seven years after his death, the book called Mr. ![]()
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