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The Back of the Book: Shakespeare’s Lessons for the Learned

Podcast: The Ricochet Superfeed
Published: May 29, 2026
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Summary

Sean Keilen, professor of literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, talks with Chris about his new book, Shakespeare’s Scholars: Three Lessons from the Liberal Arts. They discuss how Shakespeare depicts the role of scholars in Hamlet and The Tempest, what Shakespeare can teach us about the scholar’s proper relationship to the public, and the current […]