A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Why so popular?

Podcasts – Sheldrake on Shakespeare by James Sheldrake

Apr 23, 2023Arts

In his return to the airwaves, Sheldrake considers the extraordinary popularity of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and concludes that it is the dark matter in the middle of this festive comedy sandwich that makes the play such...

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