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2 timestamped hits 1 source reading 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2025-05-14, day precision Aliases: first-folios, folio, folios

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First Folio

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "played off is performed all the time and you are forced to read Shakespeare in school so where is where do we get these..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Shakespeare, The Language Engine Of Empire (2025-05-14, day precision).

Most connected source reading: Shakespeare, The Language Engine Of Empire.

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First Folio

Glossary

The posthumous collection assembled from Shakespeare's surviving notes and actors' memories.

Historical explanation stated on 2025-05-14

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Shakespeare's plays survive because friends and actors assembled posthumous texts from notes and memory in the First Folio after a performance-centered culture did not incentivize publication.

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