| Description |
1 online resource (231 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Studies in Shakespeare Ser |
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Routledge Studies in Shakespeare Ser
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| Contents |
Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Shakespeare in Law and Literature -- Bibliography -- 1. Law in Shakespeare's Life and Career -- Law in Shakespeare's Life -- Law in Shakespeare's Career -- Bibliography -- 2. General Patterns -- Status -- Inheritance -- Fraud -- Property -- Contract -- Tort -- Criminal Law -- Constitutional Law -- Judicial Procedure -- The Value of Law and Justice -- Bibliography -- 3. Case Study: The Merchant of Venice -- Contract -- Inheritance -- Property -- Status -- Trial -- Marital Rings |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography -- 4. Case Study: Measure for Measure -- Criminal Law -- Criminals -- Policing -- Judges -- Remedies -- Contracts -- Governance -- Bibliography -- 5. Seven Short Readings of Non-Shakespearean Early-Modern Plays -- Doctor Faustus: Calvinism and the Principles of Contract Law -- The Tragedy of Mariam: Marriage and Tyranny -- Volpone: Fraud on Trial -- The Devil's Law Case: The Legal Profession and Bad Cases -- The Old Law: Statute versus Natural Law -- Swetnam, the Woman-Hater: Law and the Status of Women -- The Laws of Candy and The Lady's Trial: Unhelpful Laws and Unofficial Trials |
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Bibliography -- 6. Shakespeare and Law Now -- Shakespeare as Author -- Shakespeare as Property -- Shakespeare and Censorship -- Shakespeare and Social Justice -- Shakespeare in Prison -- Shakespeare and Legal Interpretation -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000577358 |
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100057735X |
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