Episode · How I Write · 2025-03-05
David Perell & Tyler Cowen: books mentioned on How I Write
The Most Practical Conversation About Writing With AI – Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen discussed Richard II by William Shakespeare, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, and Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Richard II
Richard II by William Shakespeare is a historical play depicting the downfall and deposition of the English monarch.
Discussed“so I reread Shakespeare's Richard II which is a wonderful play again in the old days I would have piled up a lot of secondary literature”
Where to get it
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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë is a classic Gothic novel examining the destructive, all-consuming passion between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw across the bleak Yorkshire moors.
Discussed“I'm also rereading weathering Heights I just keep on asking the AI what do you think of chapter 2”
Where to get it
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Hamlet
William Shakespeare's classic play Hamlet follows the tragic Prince of Denmark as he grapples with grief, betrayal, and the heavy burden of avenging his father's murder.
Discussed“Camille poglia once said if you look at Hamlet too closely most of it just doesn't make sense I'm not sure that's true”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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