Shakespeare and the Lawyers

Informationen zum Autor PHILLIPS O HOOD Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1; I Records of Shakespeare's Life and Work; Chapter 2 Shakespeare and the Inns of Court; Chapter 3 Legal Terms, Allusions and Plots; Chapter 4 Problems of Law, Justice and Government; Chapter 5 Descriptions of Lawyers and Officers of the Law; Chapter 6 References to Legal Personalities and Cases; Chapter 7 Trial Scenes; Chapter 8 The Trial in The Merchant of Venice; Chapter 9 9Criticism of Shakespeare's Law; Chapter 10 Lawyers' Contributions to Shakespeare Studies; Chapter 11 The Lawyers and Shakespeare; Chapter 12 Did Shakespeare have a Legal Training?; Bibliography; Index;

Product details

• Authors: O Hood Phillips
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2004
• EAN: 9780415353137
• ISBN: 978-0-415-35313-7
• No. of pages: 226
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean