Encyclopedic Knowledge

I’m reading a textbook on the history of Spain’s economy, hence the preceding post. I thought the book would bore me to death but it turned out to be more fascinating than a good mystery novel. I barely even blog because I’m so engrossed in this book.

I really envy the scholars of the past who had encyclopedic knowledge and cultivated it their entire lives. Of course, it is entirely possible that such scholars never existed and I’m pining for a fantasy of my own making.