The Shakespeare Wars

Studio 360

Ferocious debates and exciting discoveries are still in progress about the man generally regarded as the best writer to ever take on the English language. Ron Rosenbaum, author of The Shakespeare Wars, explains to Kurt Andersen why these debates aren’t much ado about nothing.

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