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You know, it's so ironic that Shakespeare, who has to be the most censored author in the history of publishing, is finding himself at the center of these culture wars yet again, being banned in places like Florida and Virginia for being too gender ambiguous and queer of a writer,
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but also being banned or self-censored in some ways by the progressive left.
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Welcome to Shield of the Republic, a podcast sponsored by the Bulwark and the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. I'm Eric Edelman, counselor at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, non-resident fellow at the Miller Center and a Bulwark contributor.

Eliot and Eric welcome Drew Lichtenberg (resident dramaturg at the Shakespeare Theatre Company) and Deborah Payne (Professor of Literature at American University), authors of Shakespeare in the Theatre: Shakespeare Theatre Company. They discuss the long history of Washington’s fascination with and interest in Shakespeare. They talk about the tensions inside the Folger Library with regard to studying or performing Shakespeare’s plays, the political and economic changes that explain Washington’s evolution from sleepy Southern city to a more vibrant cultural center, changing interpretation of Shakespeare’s plays as a proxy for debates over representation and America’s changing demography, and avant garde interpretation with a political spin versus more traditional classical approaches to the texts. Eric and Eliot also provide their first blush takes on Trump 2.0’s first 48 hours.

Shakespeare in the Theatre: Shakespeare Theatre Company

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Shield of the Republic is a Bulwark podcast co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

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Thank you for having these incredible conversations that are so needed right now. Please run for president Adam, we need someone like you to lead us out of this mess!!

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An enlightening discussion. I used to attend plays at the Shakespeare Theater in DC fairly often, but the only time I've been there in the past decade was for a Bulwark Live event. I attended my first play at the Folger a few months ago. Since I now live closer to Baltimore, I sometimes attend plays of the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company.

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I think our current leader is fooling the people who want to think he’s a normal leader and for democracy.

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It's gonna be a long 4 years, and maybe longer. Connecting literary works to the politics of our time is strangely comforting. More of this, please!

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From beautiful western Massachusetts, love the discussion of Shakespeare and the history of the Folger library and theatre.

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Another outstanding show. You lucid and principled analysis of our times, plus a marvelous discussion of Shakespeare and the DC theater scene, made my day.

Cheers!

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This was great! Intelligent discussions of both arts and politics😊. I highly recommend NTLIVE@home for an audience tired of low-grade social media “arts”. I’m not associated in any way except as a happy subscriber. Good to have a range of intesting things to think about right now

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This was great! Intelligent discussions of both arts and politics😊. I highly recommend NTLIVE@home for an audience tired of low-grade social media “arts”. I’m not associated in any way except as a happy subscriber. Good to have a range of intesting things to think about right now

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This was great! Intelligent discussions of both arts and politics😊. I highly recommend NTLIVE@home for an audience tired of low-grade social media “arts”. I’m not associated in any way except as a happy subscriber. Good to have a range of intesting things to think about right now

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Where is Noah Webster when we need him?

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