William Shakespeare Bas-Relief - Mercyhurst University Library - Erie, PA
N 42° 06.313 W 080° 03.196
17T E 578277 N 4661892
A bas-relief of William Shakespeare on the outside wall of the Hammermill Library at Mercyhurst University
Waymark Code: WM10X8M
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2019
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This bas-relief sculpture of William Shakespeare is along the outside wall of the Hammermill Library at Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania. His likeness shares the wall with other greats of western civilization, including Dante, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Michelangelo.
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, William Shakespeare was an "English poet, dramatist, and actor often called the English national poet and considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time." He was born in the 1560s and in his lifetime wrote more than three dozen plays and more than 150 sonnets. Much of his work is extremely well-known, being standard parts of English curriculum in schools around the world.
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