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Shakespeare's law / Mark Fortier.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR3028 .F67 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fortier, Mark, 1953- author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in Shakespeare
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Knowledge and learning.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Law in literature.
- Law and literature--History--16th century.
- Law and literature--History--17th century.
- English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.
- English drama--17th century--History and criticism.
- English drama.
- English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan.
- Law and literature.
- Learning and scholarship.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 222 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
- Summary:
- "Shakespeare's Law is a reading of law and legal issues within the works of William Shakespeare. Mark Fortier argues that Shakespeare's attitudes to law are complex and not always sanguine, that there exists a deep and perhaps ultimate rejection of law, an antinomian streak, very different from what a lawyer or legal scholar might espouse. Fortier looks in detail at the legal issues most prominent across Shakespeare's work: property, inheritance, status, identity theft, contract, marriage, tort (especially slander), evidence, crime, and political authority. He also includes three detailed case studies of The Merchant of Venice, Measure for Measure, and Hamlet as well as a chapter looking at law in the work of Shakespeare's contemporaries. The book shows that the central issues of Shakespeare's time are similar to those we have today, therefore the exploration of law in Shakespeare is as germane today as in the past"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Shakespeare in Law and Literature
- 1. Law in Shakespeare's Life and Career
- Law in Shakespeare's Life
- Law in Shakespeare's Career
- 2. General Patterns
- Status
- Inheritance
- Fraud
- Property
- Contract
- Tort
- Criminal Law
- Constitutional Law
- Judicial Procedure
- The Value of Law and Justice
- 3. Case Study: The Merchant of Venice
- Trial
- Marital Rings
- 4. Case Study: Measure for Measure
- Criminals
- Policing
- Judges
- Remedies
- Contracts
- Governance
- 5. Seven Short Readings of Non-Shakespearean Early-Modern Plays
- Doctor Faustus: Calvinism and the Principles of Contract Law
- The Tragedy of Mariam: Marriage and Tyranny
- Volpone: fraud on Trial
- The Devil's Law Case: The Legal Profession and Bad Cases
- The Old Law: Statute versus Natural Law
- Swetnam, the Woman-Hater: Law and the Status of Women
- The Laws of Candy and The Lady's Trial: Unhelpful Laws and Unofficial Trials
- 6. Shakespeare and Law Now
- Shakespeare as Author
- Shakespeare as Property
- Shakespeare and Censorship
- Shakespeare and Social Justice
- Shakespeare in Prison
- Shakespeare and Legal Interpretation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9780367902179
- 0367902176
- 9781032253190
- 1032253193
- OCLC:
- 1283950942
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