书名：Shakespeare in a Divided America 莎士比亚在分裂的美国

作者：James Shapiro

出版社名称：Faber & Faber

出版时间：2021

语种：英语

ISBN：9780571338894

商品尺寸：12.9 x 1.9 x 19.8 cm

包装：平装

莎士比亚作为英国民族诗人的地位是毋庸置疑的。但正如詹姆斯·夏皮罗在这段启示性的新历史中所阐明的，莎士比亚在美国文化中也长期占有重要地位。然而，为什么一个自傲如美国会接纳英国的伟大作家呢?尤其是当他的作品演绎了美国黑暗的射影:异族通婚、异装癖、同性爱情、暴政和暗杀?

夏皮罗带领我们找到了令人着迷的答案和惊人的故事。

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'Shapiro at his best.' Daily Telegraph

From the author of 1599, a fresh perspective on the history of the United States - and a timely reminder of Shakespeare's indelible influence.

Shakespeare's position as England's national poet is unquestionable. But as James Shapiro illuminates in this revelatory new history, Shakespeare has long held an essential place in American culture too. 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?

Shapiro leads us to fascinating answers and startling stories.

詹姆斯夏皮罗在纽约哥伦比亚大学教英语，他著有几本书，包括《1599年：威廉莎士比亚一生中的一年》（2006年获得BBC Samuel Johnson奖）以及《Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare?》他还担任皇家莎士比亚公司董事会成员。

James Shapiro, who teaches English at Columbia University in New York, is author of several books, including 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare (winner of the BBC4 Samuel Johnson Prize in 2006), as well as Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? He also serves on the Board of the Royal Shakespeare Company.