The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare from Oblivion black holes on July 30

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The Bard and the Book: How the First Folio Saved the Plays of William Shakespeare from Oblivion black holes on July 30The unlikely true story of why we know the name William Shakespeare today, and the four hundred year old book that made it possible. Four hundred years ago, no one bothered to write down the exact words of stage plays. Characters' lines were scribbled on small rolls of paper (as in, an actor's role) and passed around, but no master script was saved for the future. The main reason we've heard of Romeo, Juliet, Hamlet, and William Shakespeare himself is