False Folio
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The False Folio is the modern name for a group of early, often unauthorized Shakespearean play quartos published by William Pavier in 1619 that misleadingly suggested earlier printing dates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| False Folio canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10258970 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: False Folio Context triple: [Pavier quartos, areSometimesCalled, False Folio]
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A.
the Father of Lies
The Father of Lies is a biblical epithet for the Devil, emphasizing his role as the ultimate deceiver and source of falsehood.
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B.
Fauchery
Fauchery is a journalist and secondary character in Émile Zola’s novel "Nana," part of the Rougon-Macquart series.
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C.
El Farsante
"El Farsante" is a popular Latin urban song by Puerto Rican singer Ozuna, known for its romantic reggaeton style and widespread success across Spanish-speaking markets.
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D.
The Fool’s Revenge
The Fool’s Revenge is a 19th-century historical drama play by Tom Taylor, loosely adapted from Victor Hugo’s "Le roi s’amuse" and centered on a court jester’s intricate plot for vengeance.
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E.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: False Folio Target entity description: The False Folio is the modern name for a group of early, often unauthorized Shakespearean play quartos published by William Pavier in 1619 that misleadingly suggested earlier printing dates.
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A.
the Father of Lies
The Father of Lies is a biblical epithet for the Devil, emphasizing his role as the ultimate deceiver and source of falsehood.
-
B.
Fauchery
Fauchery is a journalist and secondary character in Émile Zola’s novel "Nana," part of the Rougon-Macquart series.
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C.
El Farsante
"El Farsante" is a popular Latin urban song by Puerto Rican singer Ozuna, known for its romantic reggaeton style and widespread success across Spanish-speaking markets.
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D.
The Fool’s Revenge
The Fool’s Revenge is a 19th-century historical drama play by Tom Taylor, loosely adapted from Victor Hugo’s "Le roi s’amuse" and centered on a court jester’s intricate plot for vengeance.
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E.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of printed books
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group of Shakespearean quartos ⓘ |
| approximatePublicationYear | circa 1619 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Renaissance drama
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Shakespeare bibliography ⓘ Shakespearean textual studies ⓘ early modern English printing ⓘ |
| bibliographicStatus | partly spurious in dating ⓘ |
| compilerOrBookseller | William Pavier ⓘ |
| containsWorkBy | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Shakespeare studies
ⓘ
bibliography ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| format | quarto ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDescription | group of 1619 Shakespeare quartos with false dates ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
attempt to pass as earlier editions
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bibliographical confusion ⓘ false earlier printing dates ⓘ misleading imprint dates ⓘ |
| hasModernName | False Folio ⓘ |
| hasNotableItem |
quarto of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1619 Pavier edition)
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quarto of A Yorkshire Tragedy (1619 Pavier edition) ⓘ quarto of Henry V (1619 Pavier edition) ⓘ
linked to:
Shakespeare quartos
quarto of King Lear (1619 Pavier-related edition) ⓘ quarto of Pericles (1619 Pavier edition) ⓘ quarto of Sir John Oldcastle (1619 Pavier edition) ⓘ
linked to:
The First Part of Sir John Oldcastle
quarto of The Merchant of Venice (1619 Pavier edition) ⓘ
linked to:
Shakespeare quartos
quarto of The Merry Wives of Windsor (1619 Pavier edition) ⓘ quarto of The Whole Contention Between the Two Famous Houses Lancaster and York (1619 Pavier edition) ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalForm | printed playbooks ⓘ |
| hasReputation | problematic evidence for dating Shakespeare texts ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyTerm | Pavier quartos ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfAuthorization | partly unauthorized ⓘ |
| isEarlyEditionOf | Shakespearean plays ⓘ |
| isOften | unauthorized ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| precedes |
First Folio
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linked to:
First Folio of Shakespeare
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| printer | Thomas Pavier-related London printers ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1619 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Pavier ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
First Folio
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linked to:
First Folio of Shakespeare
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| subject |
early modern publishing practices
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textual transmission of Shakespeare ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| usedIn | scholarly debates on Shakespeare canon and chronology ⓘ |
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