How Did Shakespeare Always Innovate?

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After leaving yale, i went to stamford. I was just obsessed with how did shakespeare constantly innovate? But how was he innovating? And i thought to myself, that's really the key to almost everything. If you can create new narratives the work. You can change the direction of human life and completely redirect where we're going. It basically annihilates literary studies as it exists. Nowadays, i have been supported on every step of my career by lots and lots and lots of different folk.

Michael speaks with neuroscientist and literature professor Dr. Angus Fletcher about 25 of the most powerful developments in the history of literature, from ancient Mesopotamia to Elena Ferrante. Fletcher says these literary technologies can alleviate grief, trauma, loneliness, anxiety, numbness, depression, pessimism, and ennui — all while sparking creativity, courage, love, empathy, hope, joy, and positive change. Fletcher is a professor of story science at Ohio State’s Project Narrative, the world’s leading academic think-tank for the study of stories. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.