The Compass | Shakespeare in the World – The American Dream (Part One)

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.

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  • Type: Factual
  • Channel: BBC World Service
  • Duration: 22'59''
  • Broadcast date: 2016
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