| The Law in Shakespeare 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Jordan, C. (Editor), Cunningham, K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1403992142 ISBN-13: 9781403992147 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2006 Annotation: Focusing on a burgeoning area of interest, this new study illustrates relations between legal and theatrical discourses in a range of plays. The essays focus on four general areas of interest to establish the vital connections between early modern drama and law during this seminal period in their professionalization: legal language and its construction of social norms and realities, positive law and the status of nature; the concept of property and its contractual guarantees; and the creation of power and authority under the law. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Drama | Shakespeare - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2006049402 |
| Series: Early Modern Literature in History |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.16 lbs) 286 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |