Shakespeare in a Divided America
Speaker: James Shapiro, Larry Miller Professor of English and Comparative Literature
James Shapiro will speak to us about his latest book, Shakespeare in a Divided America. Shapiro recently explained why he wrote this book to Columbia News reporter Eve Glasberg: "In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election, I found myself struggling to understand this country. Since Shakespeare is what I know best, I thought I’d use his plays as a way of revisiting some of the issues that have riven America, including race, immigration, same-sex marriage and political assassination. What really catalyzed the book for me was advising a brilliant modern-dress production of Julius Caesar that was staged by the Public Theater in 2017 at the outdoor Delacorte Theater in Central Park—with a Trump look-alike playing Caesar." (read more - click "More information" link above).
Join other EPICureans for an engrossing discussion and a chance to win an autographed door prize copy of the book.
EPIC members, faculty, and invited guests speak on topics that range across the academic spectrum and also address issues of particular importance to the retired academic community.
