![]() ![]() "The world would be so much poorer without Shakespeare," says Gibbs, also the artistic director for the Arizona Repertory Theatre. Shakespeare is known by scholars and historians to have either invented or popularized the widespread use of dozens of words and phrases used over the last several hundred years – including the first known use of the name spelled "Jessica."įor example, we have Shakespeare to thank for the phrase, "Forever and a day," which he coined in 1596 with "The Taming of the Shrew." Shakespeare wrote: "If this be not that you look for, I have no more to say, But bid Bianca farewell forever and a day." He used the phrase again in "As You Like It."īrent Gibbs, an associate professor in the UA's School of Theatre, Film & Television, notes that Shakespeare also gave us phrases like: "Love is blind," "Neither here nor there" and "To thine own self be true." In addition to examining specific plays and other literary works, the exhibit includes historical snapshots of documents that shaped Shakespeare's culture. UA Special Collections is offering a companion exhibit, " Shakespeare’s Contemporaries and Elizabethan Culture," through April 30. "Folio" references the folding style of the paper - it is folded once in half. The First Folio, printed in 1623, grouped his 36 plays for the first time into comedies, histories and tragedies. Shakespeare is arguably the world's most famous dramatist and playwright, and some of his experiments with characterization, language and plot remain evident on the globe's stages and in contemporary film. ![]() Here are four things to consider before you check out the exhibit. For our students and faculty, seeing original documents can inspire and re-energize a lifetime of scholarly passion and personal enjoyment." With the announcement that the UA would serve as a host site, UA Provost Andrew Comrie said: "I'm excited about the opening of the First Folio exhibit from the Folger Shakespeare Library. The exhibition opened Monday, and will remain on display through March 15. The Arizona State Museum was competitively selected by the Folger Shakespeare Library as an exhibition site for the First Folio, a printed collection of Shakespeare's plays, which contains original notes by actors from that time. In honor of that legacy, and the 400-year anniversary of Shakespeare's death, the UA is serving as the state's host site of "First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare," on tour from the Folger Shakespeare Library. ![]() William Shakespeare gave us important narratives about love, passion and betrayal through the lives of some of the most iconic literary characters in history. ![]()
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