Airs Sunday, April 24, at 6 p.m. The Father of the Man in America: Shakespeare in Education and Civic Life. After the American revolution, there were real questions about whether America should adopt British culture and literature -- including Shakespeare's plays -- or create its own. The documentary follows Shakespeare's path in the years that followed.
Shakespeare in American Life: The Father of the Man In America
Given by Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, 1856, on display in Room 4 at the National Portrait Gallery, London, England, United Kingdom
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