Abstract
As the landscape of the New World awakened England’s imagination, so did a new landscape of words—in the English of William Shakespeare and the King James Bible. This classic PBS program describes the spread of English to North America and explains how Shakespeare’s prodigious vocabulary filled the language with startling new words, phrases, and constructions. Recording strong echoes of Shakespearean English in the little villages lying near Stratford, the program also describes the making of the Authorized Version of the Bible—the only great work of literature ever created by committee—and examines the linguistic dissent perpetrated by the Puritans.
Collection
Subject
Series
The Story of English
Contributors
Reid, Howard (director), McCrum, Robert (writer), Cran, William (producer), MacNeil, Robert (host), Spurway, Richard (editor), MacNeil, Robert (writer), South, David (videographer), Oliver, Stephen (composer), Cran, William (director), Dale, Peter (director), Ducat, Vivian (director), British Broadcasting Corporation (producer), MacNeil/Lehrer Productions (producer), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (producer)
Duration
00:58:43 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college
Copyright Holder
| Name | Films Media Group (Firm) |
| Role | publisher |
| Telephone | 800-257-5126 |
| Address | 200 Metro Blvd., Suite 124, Hamilton, NJ 08619 |
| [email protected] |
Copyright Date
1986-01-01
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