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Nov 14, 2015 · The men who gave us Shakespeare. While visiting London recently we went in search of a relatively little-known Shakespeare monument. It’s the memorial to John Heminges and Henry Condell just around the back of the Guild Hall. It stands in what used to be the churchyard of St Mary Aldermanbury, overlooking Love Lane, and it’s a poignant spot.
John Heminges. John Heminges [a] (bapt. 25 November 1556 – 10 October 1630) was an actor in the King's Men, the playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. Along with Henry Condell, he was an editor of the First Folio, the collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623. He was also the financial manager for the King's Men.
May 14, 2015 · John Heminges and Henry Condell were fellow actors with Shakespeare — Shakespeare was an actor as well as a playwright — and as a tribute to him they collected these plays, because the plays ...
John Heminge (baptized November 25, 1566, Droitwich, Worcestershire, England—died October 10, 1630, London) was an English actor who, with Henry Condell, prepared and oversaw the First Folio (1623), a collection of Shakespeare ’s plays. Heminge was an integral and prosperous member of the theatrical company that eventually became the King ...
Making Shakespeare: The First Folio details the incredible story of how two of Shakespeare’s fellow actors, John Heminges and Henry Condell, worked to preserve their friend’s legacy through ...
Brandeis University First Folio. hide References (1 total) Cross-references to this page (1): Clifford E. Wulfman, The Perseus Garner: An Overview, The Works of William Shakespeare. hide Search. Searching in English. More search options. Limit Search to: First Folio (this document)
Aug 17, 2019 · Walker, Charles Clement. John Heminge and Henry Condell, Friends and Fellow-Actors of Shakespeare, and What the World Owes to Them. London: privately printed, 1896. Google Scholar. The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare - January 2016.
