{"product_id":"grappling-with-the-merchant-of-venice-a-dialogue-paperback","title":"Grappling with the Merchant of Venice: A Dialogue - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Lutz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Josyph\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e is both Shakespeare's most controversial play and one of his most popular. But despite being written over 400 years ago, this work is not just a window into the ages of Elizabeth and James--it is also a compelling commentary on the ages we are now living through. Shakespeare's capacity to critique unjust exercises of power and hierarchies based on class, gender, and race provides a lens through which contemporary events can be usefully understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the only book-length dialogue on \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e, two authors grapple with how this play can offer important insights into cultural biases and polarization in America. The conversational format invites both authors to explore their perspectives on a wide range of issues that make \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e as vital and as topical now as when it was first written. Sometimes in perfect agreement, sometimes at odds, John Lutz and Peter Josyph are alike in their admiration for Shakespeare's complex representation of a corrupt and patriarchal society that remains relevant today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Lutz\u003c\/b\u003e is chair of the liberal arts department at the LIU Post Campus of Long Island University. He teaches philosophy and literature, empathy and ethics, moral philosophy, postcolonial literature and theory, political philosophy and twentieth-century literature. His publications include articles in \u003ci\u003eMississippi Quarterly, Conradiana, Texas Studies in Literature and Language, LIT, Research in African Literatures, Rethinking Marxism, Mosaic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Faulkner Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Josyph\u003c\/b\u003e is a painter, actor, filmmaker and the author of 15 books. He lives on Long Island in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 193\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53849381634355,"sku":"9781476658674","price":78.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/XavtkcbnXI9781476658674.webp?v=1786573982","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/grappling-with-the-merchant-of-venice-a-dialogue-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}