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Shakespeare in the World

Shakespeare and the American Dream - Part One

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

Available for over a year

How Shakespeare became part of the fabric of early American life soon after the colonists arrived in New England and has remained an important cultural reference point. Show more

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