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A marvellous analysis of responses to Shakespeare‘s works in America over the last four hundred years. Shapiro is one of the leading Shakespearean scholars, and this book demonstrates why. See my Goodreads review at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3373857968. #jamesshapiro #williamshakespeare #shakespeareinadividedamerica #shakespeare #history #literature #politics #literaryhistory #america #juliuscaesar #abrahamlincoln

James Shapiro consolidates his position as one of the finest Shakespearean academics of his generation with this history of the Bard‘s political impact in the USA. Fascinating, yet also alarming. #jamesshapiro #shakespeareinadividedamerica #williamshakespeare #literarycriticism #shakespeare #history #literaryhistory #literature #criticism #america #americanhistory #abrahamlincoln #johnwilkesbooth