EPISODE · Aug 28, 2023 · 38 MIN
James Shapiro on Shakespeare in America
from Everyday Shakespeare
In this episode, New York Times-bestselling author and Shakespeare scholar James Shapiro joins us to talk about his book Shakespeare in a Divided America and his work with the New York Public Theater. Dr. Shapiro explains how and why Shakespeare has been a lightning rod for the American culture wars—from the 1849 Astor Place Riot to a recent state ban on A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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