Neil MacGregor - I feel I understand now why, whenever there are re

I feel I understand now why, whenever there are revolutions, Shakespeare is what people turn to. Because whenever a society is on the cusp, about to become something else, they find themselves in Shakespeare.

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MacGregor, Neil. Shakespeare's Restless World. Allen Lane, 2012.

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About the Author

Neil MacGregor

Born: June 16, 1946
Nationality: British
Profession: Art Historian Museum Director

Biography

Robert Neil MacGregor OM AO FSA is a British art historian and former museum director. He was editor of the Burlington Magazine from 1981 to 1987, then Director of the National Gallery, London, from 1987 to 2002, Director of the British Museum from 2002 to 2015, and currently a founding director of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.

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