Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2023-05-18
Books mentioned on 543. How to Return Stolen Art
Museums are purging their collections of looted treasures. Can they also get something in return?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Macbeth
Macbeth is a classic tragedy by William Shakespeare that explores ambition, guilt, and the destructive consequences of political betrayal.
Discussed“He said they feel disjointed, like tearing the pages from William Shakespeare's Macbeth or Hamlet, wherein you might take the first act and then skip to the last act before pasting the pages on the wall and declaring it Shakespeare.”
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Hamlet
William Shakespeare's timeless play Hamlet explores themes of betrayal, mortal dread, and the paralyzing nature of overthinking as a young prince seeks vengeance for his father's murder.
Discussed“He said they feel disjointed, like tearing the pages from William Shakespeare's Macbeth or Hamlet, wherein you might take the first act and then skip to the last act before pasting the pages on the wall and declaring it Shakespeare.”
