Shakespeare and His Word Craft Through the Folio
The Mini Page discusses William Shakespeare’s genius for word creation and enduring phrases. Folger Shakespeare Library director Michael Witmore explains his impact on English, the First Folio’s role, and how varying folio copies shape modern scripts.
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Michael Witmore
Folger Shakespeare Library
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Shakespearean Word Craft and the Incarnadine Turn
Folger Shakespeare Library director Michael Witmore compares reading Shakespeare to bird watching noting rare words and vivid imagery. He highlights Shakespeare’s renaming incarnadine from a noun to a verb in Macbeth and its dramatic use to describe blood as red as a vast sea.
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