As You Law It - Negotiating Shakespeare / Daniela Carpi, François Ost.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carpi, Daniela.

Contributor:

Carpi, Daniela, editor.

Ost, François, editor.

Knowledge Unlatched, Funder.

Series:

Law & literature (De Gruyter) ; 2191-8457 Volume 15.

Law & Literature ; 15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Law in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Daniela Carpi, University of Verona, Verona, Italy; François Ost, Université Saint-Louis, Bruxelles, Belgium.

Summary:

Shakespeare was fascinated by law, which permeated Elizabethan everyday life. The general impression one derives from the analysis of many plays by Shakespeare is that of a legal situation in transformation and of a dynamically changing relation between law and society, law and the jurisdiction of Renaissance times. Shakespeare provides the kind of literary supplement that can better illustrate the legal texts of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. There was a strong popular participation in the system of justice, and late sixteenth-century playwrights often made use of forensic models of narrative. Uncertainty about legal issues represented a rich potential for causing strong reactions in the public, especially feelings concerning the resistance to tyranny. The volume aims at highlighting some of the many legal perspectives and debates emplotted in Shakespearean plays, also taking into consideration the many texts that have been produced during the latest years on law and literature in the Renaissance.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table Of Contents

Introduction

Shakespeare And The Law: State Of The Art / Carpi, Daniela

As You Law It...: Of Certain Objects And Functions Of Ambiguity In Shakespearean Theatre / Ost, François

Part One The Body Politic And Power Politics

King John Or The Proliferation Of The Word Of Authority / Carpi, Daniela

Richard The Freak: The Dis-Ability To Show Power / Battisti, Chiara

Performance, Power, Politics: The Body As Stage In Richard Iii / Fiorato, Sidia

The Subjugation Of International Law To Power Politics And Mystery Of State (Arcana Imperii) In Shakespeare'S Henry V / Ben-Nun, Gilad

Part Two Ethnicity And Alterity

Ethnicity, Alterity And The Law In Shakespeare'S The Merchant Of Venice / Antor, Heinz

Shakespeare'S Twin Brother: Foreigners, Outlaws, And The Comedy Of Errors / Raffield, Paul

Part Three Legal Theory

Fuss About A Footnote, Or The Struggle For (The) Law In German Legal Theory / Gaakeer, Jeanne

Measure For Measure: Are Criminal Laws Made To Be Applied? / Ost, François

Measure In Penal Law / Sgubbi, Filippo

Are The Conspirators Purgers Or Murderers? Shakespeare'S Julius Caesar And Roman Ius Sacrum / Pelloso, Carlo

Part Four Performance

Notes On A Strange Eventful History / Watt, Gary

"Stir Up The Australian Youth To Merriment": A Midsummer Night'S Dream, Summer 1989-1990 (Sydney, Australia) And The Theatrical Transmutability Of Law'S Texts / Leiboff, Marett

Contributors

Index Of Names

Subjext Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 16. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9783110590890

3110590891

9783110591514

3110591510

OCLC:

1054064517

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access