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- Title
"Whither are you bound": The Publication and Shaping of Shakespeare in 1623 and 1923.
- Authors
Adams, Brandi K
- Abstract
The article focuses on the concerns of British scholar Sidney Lee in 1923 regarding the sale of English playwright William Shakespeare's 1623 First Folio copies to American buyers, emphasizing the need to retain these historic books in England. It mentions the risk of removing Shakespearean properties from England, concerns about distancing these from English whiteness, and Lee's efforts to persuade English millionaires to prevent their sale to American purchasers.
- Subjects
ENGLAND; BRITISH authors; ENGLISH dramatists; ENGLISH literature; SHAKESPEARE, William, 1564-1616; LEE, Sidney
- Publication
Shakespeare Quarterly, 2023, Vol 74, Issue 3, p190
- ISSN
0037-3222
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/sq/quad023