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The Bard, the Black, the Jew

From the March 2004 Print Edition

More than any other writer, Shakespeare embodies the distinctive principles of Western Civilization. Men and women of the West are drawn to Shakespeare because his plays and poems continue to express their aspirations, to articulate their concerns, and to confront the tensions and contradictions in . . . . Continue Reading »