Paul Adrian Fried / HAMLET'S BIBLE

It is the week of Thanksgiving in the United States. I am thankful, first, for a long list of people who read, like, comment on, and share my posts, and/or who also visit the blog to read more. Thank you, to all of you, for your kindness and generosity. Second, I am grateful for a long list of people who create and share content in the form of podcasts and blogs on a regular basis (monthly, weekly, daily, occasionally), some of it related specifically to Shakespeare, but some related more generally to literature, art, history, culture, philosophy, religion. It has been said that academic publishing can discourage scholars from thinking out loud and sharing their ideas, in part because they may fear having their ideas stolen by other academics before they can publish, and in part because academic publishing is often written in ways that are more dense and self-referential to please peer-review juries, and therefore less accessible. It is an inspiration to see others share their ideas...