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Shakespeare in a divided America : what his plays tell us about our past and future

Shakespeare in a divided America : what his plays tell us about our past and future

Book 2020

"From leading Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro, a timely and insightful examination of what the world's greatest dramatist can teach us about life in an America riven by conflict. The United States has always been divided, but Americans from all walks of life have also always shared a deep affinity for the plays of William Shakespeare, even if their meaning has been fiercely contested. For well over two centuries now, Americans of all stripes--p...