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Shakespeare and the lawyers /

First published in 1972. Shakespeare's writing abounds with legal terms and allusions and in many of the plays the concept and working of the law is a significant theme. Shakespeare and the Lawyersgives a comprehensive survey of what Shakespeare wrote about the law and lawyers, and what has bee...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Phillips, Owen Hood
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, 2005.
Colección:Routledge library editions. Shakespeare.
History & politics ; 4.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • 1. Records of Shakespeare's life and work
  • 2. Shakespeare and the Inns of Court
  • 3. Legal terms, allusions and plots
  • 4. Problems of law, justice and government
  • 5. Descriptions of lawyers and officers of the law
  • 6. References to legal personalities and cases
  • 7. Trial scenes
  • 8. The trial in 'The Merchant of Venice'
  • 9. Criticism of Shakespeare's law
  • 10. Lawyers' contributions to Shakespeare studies
  • 11. The lawyers and Shakespeare
  • 12. Did Shakespeare have a legal training?