Our humble adventurers want to appear as if they’re immersed in some real culture, but they still can’t bring themselves to actually read a play from the 16th century. We’re discussing a nice, short, modern book about Shakespeare!

Episode Breakdown:

• We kick this episode off with a bit of Tavern Talk. Today’s subject - what hill are you willing to die on? (00:02:03)

• Ynon then introduces today’s main subject - Shakespeare: The World as Stage, by Bill Bryson. (00:27:44)

• We talk about our personal experiences with the book - the story of Shakespeare, and Bryson’s writing. (00:30:16)

• We mention one of the main points in the book - the fact that Shakespeare is one of the most famous historical figures and we actually don’t really know too much about him. We talk about other, relatively recent famous people who might be remembered in the future while also having faded into obscurity. (00:45:02)

• We talk about our favorite parts of the book, which leads us to discuss Shakespeare’s impact on today’s English. (00:57:37)

• We summarize our thoughts. (01:08:52)

• Ynon goes over a list of other books by Bill Bryson, for people who might not want to read about Shakespeare, but don’t want to miss out on Bryson’s books. (01:14:51)

• We vote to see if Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare has a place in the CQEG. (01:17:13)

• We preview our next episode - the CQP’s episode #50! (01:20:18)

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The episode was recorded on May 22nd, and originally released on June 27th, 2021.