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Lines of equity : literature and the origins of law in later Stuart England / Elliott Visconsi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Visconsi, Elliott, 1972-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Law and literature--England--History--17th century.
- Law and literature.
- Law in literature.
- Equity in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (230 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Confronted by a public that seemed to be sunk in barbarism and violence, English writers including John Milton, John Dryden, and Aphra Behn imagined serious literature as an instrument for change.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Cultivating Equity, Disciplining Race
- The Endless Jar of Justice
- Equity Restored
- Reviving Liberty
- Universal Wolves
- Coda
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-208) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8014-5990-7
- OCLC:
- 726824342
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