Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us about Our Past and Future by James Shapiro

Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us about Our Past and Future

James Shapiro

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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From leading scholar James Shapiro, a timely exploration of what Shakespeare's plays reveal about our divided land, from Revolutionary times to the present day The plays of William Shakespeare are rare common ground in the United States. They are ...

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informative 97%
reflective 50%
challenging 42%
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tense 2%

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