{"product_id":"9780571338894","title":"Shakespeare in a Divided America","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Shapiro, James, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/02\/2021,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 320 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Faber \u0026amp; Faber,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFaber \u0026amp; Faber,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShakespeare studies \u0026amp; criticism\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780571338894\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the author of 1599, a fresh perspective on the history of the United States - and a timely reminder of Shakespeare's indelible influence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShakespeare'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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy, 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?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInvestigating 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut perhaps most pressingly, we learn how, in Trump's America, the staging of his work has provoked threats of violence and has become a battleground for freedom of speech. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37991553302681,"sku":"9780571338894","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780571338894.jpg?v=1612372361","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780571338894","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}