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

3.0

Interesting collection of vignettes. Engagingly written. Not exactly a sweeping history of Shakespeare in America, though it doesn’t claim to be once you move past the title. Definitely got a little less focused on its original purpose the closer Shapiro gets to the present; the final chapter is definitely more political reportage than cultural criticism. Overall: enjoyable but not great.