The Essay | Shakespeare 400 – Undiscovered Countries – Shakespeare and the Nation
Professor James Loxley explores what light Shakespeare's plays might throw on questions of national identity and the political debates that can grow up around them.
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- Type: Factual
- Channel: BBC Radio 3
- Duration: 14'59''
- Broadcast date: 2016
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
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