Shakespeare and the lawyers / O. Hood Phillips.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillips, Owen Hood, author.

Series:

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare ; 4.

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. History & politics ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters--Lawyers.

Shakespeare, William.

Lawyers in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1972. Shakespeare's writing abounds with legal terms and allusions and in many of the plays the concept and working of the law is a significant theme. Shakespeare and the Lawyers gives a comprehensive survey of what Shakespeare wrote about the law and lawyers, and what has been written, particularly by lawyers, about Shakespeare's life and works in relation to the law. The book first reviews the recorded facts about Shakespeare's life and works, and his connection with the Inns of Court. It then discusses legal terms, allusions and plots in the plays; Shake

Contents:

Cover; SHAKESPEARE AND THE LAWYERS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; 1 Records of Shakespeare's Life and Work; 2 Shakespeare and the Inns of Court; 3 Legal Terms, Allusions and Plots; 4 Problems of Law, Justice and Government; 5 Descriptions of Lawyers and Officers of the Law; 6 References to Legal Personalities and Cases; 7 Trial Scenes; 8 The Trial in The Merchant of Venice; 9 Criticism of Shakespeare's Law; 10 Lawyers' Contributions to Shakespeare Studies; 11 The Lawyers and Shakespeare; 12 Did Shakespeare have a Legal Training?; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

"First published in 1972"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-03273-4

1-299-47898-0

1-135-03274-2

0-203-70845-8

9780203708453

OCLC:

862047051