Key Facts Flashcards
When it is believed that Titus Andronicus was written?
Between 1588 and 1593.
When was Titus Andronicus thought to have first been published?
1594 in Quarto form.
When was Titus Andronicus first performed?
First performed 1594.
How many plays are in Shakespeare’s First Folio?
36
When was Shakespeare’s First Folio published?
November 1623
How many copies of Shakespeare’s First Folio currently survive?
240
Out of Shakespeare’s First Folio, how many plays were published for the first time?
18
What is a Quarto?
‘…describes a book made by folding sheets of paper twice to create four leaves and eight pages…’
Who helped facilitate the publishing of Shakespeare’s First Folio?
John Heminges and Henry Condell
Who published Shakespeare’s First Folio?
Edward Blount, William and Isaac Jaggard.
