>> guest: the folger shakespeare library was created in 1932 by henry folger and his wife, emily. they had a big idea that the sources of shakespeare and his world would be of value to everyone in perpetuity. so they collected those materials, and they put them here, two blocks east of the capitol, for the benefit of the world. this was truly a national and international asset. so in addition to putting this marvelous collection here, they created this remarkable building which has the first north american tudor theater, it has the beautiful great hall that we're in which is modeled on hampton court and then another beautiful, almost medieval reading room. >> host: who were the folgers? >> guest: mr. folger was president of standard oil, and he made his fortune as an oil man. he then, while he was running standard oil, very quietly acquired the greatest shakespeare collection in the world, bar none. including 82 copies of the 1623 first folio. >> host: okay. we're going to hear that term throughout this tour, first folio. >> guest: yes. >> host: what is that? >> guest: so the firs

. >> michael witmore, what is the folger shakespeare library? >> it was greater in 1932 by henry clay folger and his wife. they had a big idea which is the original sources for shakespeare and his world would be of value to everyone in perpetuity. so they collected those materials and they put them. two blocks away from this capital as akin to the nation. >> y. washington, d.c.? >> they felt it was an international city. it's our capital and that this was really a truly national and international asset. in addition to putting this marvelous collection here, they created this remarkable building which housed the first north american tudor theater, beautiful great although we're in which is on hampton corporate another medieval reading the. mr. folger was president of standard oil, and he made his fortune as an oilman. he'd been while he was running standard oil very quietly acquired the greatest shakespeare collection in the world, bar none. including 82 copies of the 16,231st folio. >> we'll hear that from term throughout this tour, first folio.

c-span: folger shakespeare library contains what.>guest: is the greatest collection of original material collected shakespeare in this world that means we cover beverly shakespeare play write poetry and the collection that represents the entire european renaissance and the particular focus is on the war of london that is the world when we get science with francis bacon or theology or theater from shakespeare is such a lie if moment the city is undergoing so many changes people go all of the country because trade is a lie if the entire atlantic is explored. and those under happening politically in the beginning of colonization of what troubles us. it is an amazing period history in that period that is represented by our collection is a world that could not recognize where we could look at that to say that is our world. >> so those millions of books almost 300,000 books and 130,000 pages better over 400 years old it and all the collections so that people can understand to have that secondary collection. >> what is the first folio? >>gu

not at the folger. this folger does not own any signatures. our colleagues and britain have legal documents that have shakespeare signatures on them. when you think about that there are only so many letters to one signature and when you sign your name you may not find it the same way that you would write a letter to someone because you do it often. that means if you want to authenticate a whole page of writing and say it's shakespeare's writing you really only have a couple of letters for your comparison. for that reason we would say it is very tough to establish a particular piece of writing is beyond a doubt by william shakespeare but this is a very suggestive example. it's hard to rule it out and it is by list it truly looks a lot like shakespeare so we tend to think of it as one of those world treasures that very well might be. >> host: who was sir thomas moore? >> guest: sir thomas moore was a humanist who was active in the 16th century. he was catholic and you wrote the books that we now call utopia. he thought about politics. he thought

want to congratulate the folger library for that program. tragedy in many ways that we don't know more about shakespeare's life himself and its details, and our tendency to look at his plays and assume that they're biographical or autobiographical whereas we don't know if they are. probably most likely they weren't. but one issue i'm very interested in because of the history of that time what was going on with the religious conversion and the prussian reformation and england becoming not catholic and how -- i would like to hear your opinions on the sense of how you think that religion may have played into shakespeare who clearly grew up in the midst of that, had catholic relatives, was in protestant london and any knowledge or insight you have on that question. thank you. [laughter] >> guest: go for it. >> guest: yeah. that's a fantastic, scholarly topic and not, you know, to say this sort of cliche thing, but the source of great and fabulous and protracted debate. i think it's impossible not to see shakespeare, you know, doing things like s

i am very pleased and honored to be here at the folger.ike as also thinking about how we assume things are autobio graphical, or assume that perhaps -- or thinking about is this really him, are there other him.e working with and in your research and study of shakespeare, that assumptions that you've had about shakespeare has been debunked or you found out something about shakespeare that you wouldn't have expected to find out? lovely question. actually thought one of the presentations was great on the front, in the sense that -- you know, i don't have a standing reading of a play. feel my age and mortality more tightly gripping to thatosition relative plan leers a fantastic example, i will ft, right, and come to believe that shakespeare interested much more in a different character or a subplot than ior had thought. nd it's a joy to be able to reencounter his work. it's a great privilege and joy ofmy life that i get to sort experience this myriad of beliefs about him. of the great things about knowing little about him literary interpretati

the folger shakespeare library agreed to accept it on loan.ere, scholars will be able to see it, touch it. and compare it to other books from the period. >> this is an extreme example of a dictionary that came out in 1572. >> it's got writing everywhere. >> yeah. >> as for koppelman and wexler. who ever heard of book sellers thrilled not to sell a book? >> if some one offered us a price, right now, said you have to -- find a way to cancel your loan agreement with the folger i will write you such and such a check. that would not work for us. >> we are confident the work we have done. we would like to see it validated. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: validation at best will be a kind of consensus. because 400 years after his death, shakespeare hasn't left us much. except of course, his words. >> the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. the worst thing about toilet they don't stay in the toilet. disinfect your bathroom with lysol bathroom trigger... ...lysol power foamer... ...and lysol toilet bowl cleaner. they're approved to kill 50% more types of germs t

>> booktv result of the two of the folger shakespeare library in washington, d.c. it holds the largest shakespeare collection in the world. here's a portion of that to her. >> this was published in 1623. it's the most complete single volume record of shakespeare's works and it's important his friends assembled a because they probably had a better idea of what shakespeare thought was important. they did a wonderful thing. they said he our the types of plays, comity, history tragedy. this is integrating that was part of the book missing from some copy tickets are available in an of itself but ben johnson who knew shakespeare says this is a likeness of that name. that's important because once again one of those person-to-person familiar connections to shakespeare. we would say this has real authority in the likeness of this writer. >> eighty-two folios in the shakespeare collection. direct? >> correct. >> how many worldwide? >> 233. >> if somebody wanted to buy one, what would it cost? >> that are very few first folio is in private hands. complete first folios can go

c-span: how did the folger shakespeare library get there in the first place? >> it was built 1932 by industrialist named henry foster and his wife emily. they owned standard oil and fortunately he loved the book did he loved shakespeare be created the largest collection of shakespeare materials and when he died that i want to put it in washington d.c.. and that is important because he understood that americans and politicians have a connection for this writer in a loved having him apart in that neighborhood because if you look at the u.s. capitol the congress or the supreme court those represent the language arts the law that was about language. to be a part of that. i made out an application with the letter then to connect to the hundreds of people and then reduce three plays for your in the we have of beautiful exhibition right now how far east tour west they were when navigating. with the thousands of students are performing on the stage so that would have been hard to be qualified but i knew i was qualified to do a lot. >> i was an english professor. i tau

and misses folger which is interesting. that makes them the only people who are buried on capitol hill. it is ironic. this was there gift. they chose to have their ashes placed here. >> what goes on in this room and you can access it? >> filled with researchers are working with original resource material type universities writing books, but they are digging in. coming up a 400 year's version. you look around. and that person is surfacing from the 4th century dive into the past. the intensity of the connection in the imagination you've got to have. so inspiring, you can't really show it but it's happening. >> is that possible? >> you could comfort tour on saturday afternoon. if you really want to handle the collection we would need to get the permission. >> two letters of reference. has to last another for centuries. >> there is a lot. you have some hidden stuff you will show us. >> i have. >> thank you. >> am signing up. this is the keeper of the keys. the ball doesvault is a secure space that we need to control very carefu

and misses folger. that makes them the only people who are buried on capitol hill.and that is important because we are republic and we don't bury america's next to the seat of power. we like to keep people away from the center of power. >> what goes on in this? >> researchers are working with original source materials. they are digging in. they were on the 400 year. and one of the most amazing things when you look around and see someone who has their head down. died in the past. the intensity of the connection. >> the tourists came by. >> comfort to our on saturday afternoon. we realize that it has to last another for centuries. >> we have more see. >> thank you. >> siding out. >> and no readers will be going. the provider readers access. >> were going belowground. >> several floors below ground level. >> we keep a rare books and manuscripts. >> what is collected during their lifetime before they die? >> they started the collection. they have been collecting for around 80 years. a growing and dynamic collection and we acquired and give it to scholars or take picture

folger. they had big idea, which is the original sources for shakespeare in his world would be of value to everyone in perpetuity. so they collected this material and put them here, two bucks in the u.s. capital as a gift to the nation. >> why washington d.c.? >> excel analyst r. m. this is really a truly national and international asset. in addition to putting the marvelous collection, they created a remarkable building which had the first theater, has beautiful great hall that we are in which is modeled and then another beautiful almost medieval. mr. folger was president of standard and who gave his fortune as an oilman could event was running standard will very quietly acquired a greater shakespeare collection in the world are non, including 82 copies of the 1623. >> we are going to hear that term throughout this to her. what is that? >> the first folio is a collection of 36 shakespeare plays that were published by two of shakespeare's friend who knew him. without that work published in 16

of the folger says the job of scholars is to behobious.the book. you are looking for bad news. >> we said bring it on. yet to read. george has yet to read an argument that takes our best example seriously. >> kolleman and wexler at their own expense, published a book detailing their evidence. they dij tipsed the alviary page by page and put it online. so skeptics can study it. they can only trace the ownership back to the mid 1800s. there its no dwchlt -- dna or csi magic to prove or disprove their claim. only databases that can tell whether these notes were common place phrases or unique to shakespeare. >> here, okay. there it is. >> but there its this. >> you see he is imitating this capital w. >> we see it elsewhere. see it with the s with shuffled. >> we see it three times with the s. >> five times with the w. >> and with no other letter. >> w and s. because it was william shakespeare's book? or just coincidence? >> in it is. but i feel like there is just too much there. >> we are going down into the vault which is where we keep all of

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. >> booktv took a tour of the folger shakespeare library in washington, d.c. it holds the largest shakespeare collection in the world. here is a portion of that. >> this is the most complete volume of shakespeare work and it is important his friend assembled it because they had a better idea of what he liked. they said here is comedies, histories, and tragedies and helped us as literary critics. this engraving was part of the book. it is missing from some copies. it is very valuable in and of itself. ben johnson, who knew shakespeare, said this is the likeness of that man. and this is important because it is a person-to-person familiar connection to shakespeare. >> so if 82 folios in the shakespeare collection, correct? >> correct. >> how many worldwide? >> 233. >> if somebody wanted to buy one what would it cost? >> complete first folio's go for $5-$6 million dollars. >> you have them going around the country right now? >> we do. it matters when you come face to face with someone from shakespeare so we realized we could safely take one to all 50 states and th

>> that was just a portion of the two are the booktv took of the folger shakespeare library. you can watch the full to work online at booktv.org. tv on c-span2 will be live from the folger shakespeare library at noon on saturday april 23. this is commemorate the 400th anniversary of william shakespeare's death. .. >> guest: today those industries are themselves facing new insurgent challenges. so i think that's the changes taking place. >> host: so everybody yous up. we're, as you said, seeing a whole new crop of businesses in online video growing up. do you foresee a time when those new industries themselves become incumbent, and what does that look like when they do? >> guest: oh, golly, brian, my crystal ball is foggy in terms of what things look like. but i think you stated it correctly that everybody grows up. >> host: chairman wheeler, let me -- >> guest: let me go back for one second. steve case has a great new book out -- >> host: third wave. >> guest: third wave in which he talks about the technological steps, he's now saying that there's a third stage, and the third

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