The Folger Shakespeare Library's new exhibition, "Shakespeare in American Life," is part of the citywide Shakespeare in Washington festival -- though the Folger would do well to play down the connection. The larger festival, spearheaded by the Kennedy Center, suffers from the same faults as the... -
America Helps Itself to the Bard
The Folger Shakespeare Library's new exhibition, "Shakespeare in American Life," is part of the citywide Shakespeare in Washington festival -- though the Folger would do well to play down the connection. The larger festival, spearheaded by the Kennedy Center, suffers from the same faults as the...-
By Philip Kennicott