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The Law in Shakespeare (Early Modern Literature in History)
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Description for The Law in Shakespeare (Early Modern Literature in History)
Paperback. Now available in paperback for the first time, this book brings together leading scholars in the field to analyze Shakespeare's plays, showing how their dramatic content shapes issues debated in conflicts arising from the creation and application of law. Individual essays focus on such topics such as slander, revenge and royal prerogative. Editor(s): Jordan, Constance; Cunningham, Karen. Series: Early Modern Literature in History. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Leading scholars in the field analyze Shakespeare's plays to show how their dramatic content shapes issues debated in conflicts arising from the creation and application of law. Individual essays focus on such topics such as slander, revenge, and royal prerogative; these studies reveal the problems confronting early modern English men and women.
Leading scholars in the field analyze Shakespeare's plays to show how their dramatic content shapes issues debated in conflicts arising from the creation and application of law. Individual essays focus on such topics such as slander, revenge, and royal prerogative; these studies reveal the problems confronting early modern English men and women.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
Series
Early Modern Literature in History
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230247727
SKU
V9780230247727
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THOMAS C. BILELLO Attorney with Pacific Life Insurance Company in Newport Beach, California, USA ALLEN D. BOYER Lawyer, New York City, USA A.R. BUCK, Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Arts and Law, Macquarie University, Australia DYMPNA CALLAGHAN Dean's Professor in the Humanities, Syracuse University, USA CYNDIA SUSAN CLEGG Distinguished Professor of English, Pepperdine University, USA ELIZABETH HANSON Professor ... Read more
Reviews for The Law in Shakespeare (Early Modern Literature in History)
'Jordan and Cunningham's edition...addresses an impressive range of legal connections including slander, equity, inheritance, maritime law, rhetoric, land law, sovereignty, absolutism and the law of nature.' - Literature Compass '...the collection impressively demonstrates that jurisprudential knowledge of early modern culture enriches and transforms our understanding of Shakespeare's plays' - College Literature 'The contributors of ... Read more