Marriage and land law in Shakespeare and Middleton / Nancy Mohrlock Bunker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bunker, Nancy Mohrlock, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marriage in literature.

Law and literature--England--History--16th century.

Law and literature.

Law and literature--England--History--17th century.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Shakespeare, William.

Middleton, Thomas, -1627--Criticism and interpretation.

Middleton, Thomas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; London : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>In paired discussions of marriage plays by Shakespeare and Middleton, this book explores the maneuvers that marriageable characters deploy in order to control spousal choice and secure land. Investigation into the milieu of early modern inheritance laws enables a fresh reading of Shakespeare's and Middleton's marriage comedies. </span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Thwarting the Enterprising Patriarch; 2 Absent Patriarchs and Present Guardians; 3 Marriage Against the Grain of Social Order; 4 Assertive Women Broker Themselves; 5 Companionate Marriage; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-68393-930-1

1-61147-736-0

1-61147-667-4

OCLC:

887503599