“This Earth, This Realm, This England” : VIDEO, Has any single person shaped English more than William Shakespeare? This program uses unparalleled access to some of the greatest English texts, including the first English dictionary and a rare first folio of Shakespeare’s plays, to illustrate the great Bard’s influence. John Barton, honorary associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, discusses the sound and accessibility of Shakespeare’s words. His impact is also examined in the larger context of Elizabethan England and the Renaissance.

			Literature and Language Arts
			“This Earth, This Realm, This England”

Has any single person shaped English more than William Shakespeare? This program uses unparalleled access to some of the greatest English texts, including the first English dictionary and a rare first folio of Shakespeare’s plays, to illustrate the great Bard’s influence. John Barton, honorary associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, discusses the sound and accessibility of Shakespeare’s words. His impact is also examined in the larger context of Elizabethan England and the Renaissance. (52 minutes) The DVD version has on-demand English subtitles and can be viewed using a DVD player or computer DVD-ROM drive.

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