The Law in Shakespeare (Early Modern Literature in History)
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Author
Contributions
- Constance Jordan (Editor) - Contributor
- Karen Cunningham (Editor) - Contributor
Publication
2007-01-19 - Palgrave Macmillan
Language
English
Word Count
72,000 words, Guess
Page Count
288 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL11643066M
- ISBN-139781403992147
- ISBN-101403992142
- OCLC Control Number70259089
- OCLC Control Numberlawshakespeareea00jord_270
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2006049402
- Goodreads428592
- LibraryThing8850296
Classifications
- LCCDA1-DA995PN2100-PN21
Description
In this new collection, leading scholars analyze Shakespeare's plays to show how they shape issues arising from the interpretation of statute and common law as well as respond to new ideas of contract, the rights of subordinates, and the demands of the market. Central to this discussion are such topics as the authority of the law in conflict with the power of the monarchy; the responsibilities of persons holding real property in relation to the rights of tenants; the identification of slander; the legal resources available to women; the perpetration of fraud on persons and institutions; commercial practice and the marriage contract; and the status of unwritten law or the law of nature. These essays explore what happens to law when it is rendered in fiction, illustrating the complementary relations between play text and legal text, between the dramatization of conflicts on stage and their discursive renderings in the words of the law.
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