The Changeling | Compare and Contrast
Jacobean Age: In 1623, the first folio edition of Shakespeare is published. It contains thirty-six plays, eighteen of which are published for the first time. It sells for £1, and over 1,000 copies are printed.
Today: There are 228 surviving copies of Shakespeare’s first folio, over one-third of which are owned by the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. In 2003, Oxford University’s Oriel College sells its copy of the first folio for £3.5 million, to philanthropist Sir Paul Getty.
Jacobean Age: Great Britain in the reign of James I is...
[The entire page is 261 words long]
Join eNotes
The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the:
Summary and Analysis – Themes – Characters – And much more...
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
Tell a friend about The Changeling at eNotes.
