TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shapiro,James
TI  - Shakespeare in a divided America
SN  - 9780571338887 (hbk.) :
U1  - 822.3'3 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - London
PB  - Faber & Faber
KW  - Shakespeare, William,
KW  - Literature and society
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Theater and society
KW  - Politics and literature
KW  - Literature
KW  - eflch
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Shakespeare's position as England's national poet is established and unquestionable. But as James Shapiro illuminates in this revelatory new history, Shakespeare has long held an essential place in American culture. Why, though, would a proudly independent republic embrace England's greatest writer? Especially when his works enact so many of America's darkest nightmares: interracial marriage, cross-dressing, same-sex love, tyranny, and assassination? Investigating a selection of defining moments in American history - drilling into issues of race, miscegenation, gender, patriotism and immigration; encountering Presidents, activists, writers and actors - Shapiro leads us to fascinating answers and uncovers rich and startling stories
ER  -