Seth Lerer: Prospero’s Son - QuoteUnquote

9/30/2013; 5 minutes

Seth Lerer discusses his moving memoir, "Prospero's Son: Life, Books, Love and Theater," a record of the tempestuous relationship between Lerer and his father which is later echoed in Lerer's relationship with his own son. The narrative is framed by elements of literature and performance, with particular reference to Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and its evocation of father as magician. (#25531)

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