Slander and sedition in Elizabethan law, speech, and writing / Steven Veerapen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Veerapen, Steven, 1987- author.

Contributor:

Dorothy Mann Yeakel & Paul Herbert Yeakel Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libel and slander--England--History--16th century.

Libel and slander.

Libel and slander--England--History--17th century.

Sedition--Law and legislation--England--History--16th century.

Sedition.

Sedition--Law and legislation--England--History--17th century.

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

Law and literature.

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

English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

English literature.

English literature--Early modern.

Sedition--Law and legislation.

History.

England.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

vi, 329 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, [2020]

Summary:

"The Elizabethan era is generally understood to coincide with the blossoming of English language - it was the age of Shakespeare, Sidney, and Marlowe. Yet it is known also as a period of brutality and repression: saying or writing anything against the state, the queen, or its governors might result in hanging, fines, or the loss of limbs. Defaming neighbours could and frequently did result in a day in court, with slander emerging as a byword for unacceptable speech and writing. Academic interest has long been divided into studies which focus on the power relations underpinning literary production, the ways in which authorities sought to suppress and censor transgressive material, or the role slander played in religious polemic. This book will explore the legal backdrop which helped and hindered the production and curtailment of slanderous and seditious material across multiple sites. In so doing, it will seek to uncover exactly how slander and sedition were defined, regulated, punished, and, ultimately, negotiated by those who grappled over control of discourse. Through examination of the legal, theatrical, and religious conditions of the age of Elizabeth, this study will provide an explanation of the rise of the flagrantly slanderous political discourses of the seventeenth century"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Slander in the Elizabethan courts

Slander and sedition in Elizabethan drama

Slander and sedition in the Elizabethan church

Conclusion: the Stuart verse libel: year in the making.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dorothy Mann Yeakel & Paul Herbert Yeakel Memorial Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Veerapen, Steven, 1987- Slander and sedition in Elizabethan law, speech, and writing

ISBN:

9781789976731

1789976731

OCLC:

1124776150

Publisher Number:

99984104631