Book · 1600 · Drama
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts (0 episodes recommend it and 2 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Henry Oliver (1 episode) and Stephen Dubner (1 episode) on Conversations with Tyler (1 episode) and No Stupid Questions (1 episode).
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What about Shakespeare wait what did Shakespeare do he wrote Merchant of Venice okay Harold Bloom maybe the most prominent literary critic of the past generation at least he called Merchant of Venice a profoundly anti-semitic work.
Stephen Dubner · No Stupid Questions · Sep 2020 Listen at 8:59 The best things said about it
OLIVER: I think, basically, it picks up where The Merchant of Venice leaves off. It takes the problem of mercy.
Why people recommend it
The Merchant of Venice is a famous comedic and dramatic play by William Shakespeare that explores complex themes of justice, mercy, and religious prejudice in Renaissance-era Europe. On Conversations with Tyler, guest Henry Oliver mentioned the classic drama during a discussion titled Henry Oliver on Measure for Measure, Late Bloomers, and the Smartest Writers in. Oliver brought up the play to compare its dramatic themes to Measure for Measure, arguing that the later work essentially picks up right where The Merchant of Venice leaves off by dealing directly with the overarching problem of mercy. Later in the conversation, Oliver cited the play again to provide a specific literary example of surreal lines within Shakespeare's broader theatrical canon, referencing Shylock's famous line about the ring he received from Leah when he was a bachelor. Additionally, Stephen Dubner discussed the play on an episode of No Stupid Questions titled Should We Separate the Art From the Artist? Dubner referenced the work while examining whether problematic art by classic authors should be avoided, noting that Harold Bloom, one of the most prominent literary critics of the past generation, famously characterized the drama as a profoundly anti-Semitic work, thereby igniting ongoing debates about legacy and interpretation in classical literature.
Every mention
Henry Oliver OLIVER: I think, basically, it picks up where The Merchant of Venice leaves off. It takes the problem of me… 1
“OLIVER: I think, basically, it picks up where The Merchant of Venice leaves off. It takes the problem of mercy.”
“OLIVER: It’s a bit like in The Merchant of Venice, when Shylock famously says, “I had that ring of Leah when I was a bachelor.”
Stephen Dubner what about Shakespeare wait what did Shakespeare do he wrote Merchant of Venice okay Harold Bloom maybe the… 1
“what about Shakespeare wait what did Shakespeare do he wrote Merchant of Venice okay Harold Bloom maybe the most prominent literary critic of the past generation at least he called Merchant of Venice a profoundly anti-semitic work”
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“One that really stood out to me was the quality of mercy, which it turns out is a Shakespeare quote from Merchant of Venice.”
“I'm thinking of a passage in the book of The Prophet Jeremiah where the Prophet is complaining to God. He's saying, 'You give me your word and I speak it, and everyone hates me and insults me.”
“mercantilist all right that's what they dance what made Venice and that's an Amsterdam and All American tiles in the day the mercantile yeah Merchants of Venice merchants they didn't say capitalist to Venice he said merchants there Venice right that's right that's right Shakespeare's play of course all right”
“well she was um of of Italian descent um as you can tell and in fact the name bosano appears in different places including Merchant of Venice”