I Am Not Hamlet

      Aside from a plague, 2020 turned out to be a good year for reading, what with the abundance of time on my hands. All books are listed in order of being read, not necessarily in ranking of quality. Methodical Realism * Etienne Gilson--a short, relatively accessible primer on philosophical realism. Parts of this were interesting, others, not so much. Ian Pollock's Illustrated King Lear by William Shakespeare --While I didn't appreciate Pollack's illustrative style, I did like that the play was visually presented with the unabridged text. Essentially, this was a graphic novelization of Lear. This was better than just reading the play, though without helpful notes, it still falls short of experiencing the play live. By the way, did anybody catch the Stratford Festival of Canada's streaming of many of their productions in late spring through midsummer? Lear happened to be one of them and it was the first time I saw the whole piece. Gravity and Grace * Simone Weil--Ye