Description |
viii, 417 pages : frontispiece, 6 plates (portraits) ; 22 1/2 cm |
Contents |
Part 1. Shakespeare and the law 1. The law and lawyers in Shakespeare's England -- 2. The lawyers and Shakespeare -- 3. Shakespeare's use of legal terminology -- 4. Sir Edward Coke and Shakespeare -- 5. The law of nature, the Jus Gentium, and international law in Shakespeare -- 6. Local justice in Shakespeare's plays -- 7. The law of debt in Shakespeare -- 8. The bastardy of Falconbridge -- 9. Shylock v. Antonio -- 10. Three lesser trials -- 11. Lord chief justice Gascoigne -- 12. The death and burial of Ophelia -- 13. Some legal problems in Hamlet -- 14. Two legal problems in Richard III -- 15. Trail by battle in Shakespeare -- Part 2. Shakespeare's political thinking 16. Shakespeare and the political thought of the sixteen century -- 17. The title to the crown in the histories -- 18. Shakespeare's view of the English kingship -- 19. The political background of King John -- 20. Jack Cade's rebellion -- 21. The death of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester -- 22. Richard III: the machiavellian hero -- 23. Henry VIII and his council -- 24. The politics of the Greek and Roman plays -- 25. Measure for Measure: social corruption and the criminal justice |
Notes |
Bibliography: p. 395-406 |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 395-406 |
Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Law.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Political and social views.
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Political plays, English -- History and criticism.
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Politics and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century.
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Law in literature.
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Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century.
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LC no. |
67094489 |
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