Service and dependency in Shakespeare's plays /

This is an unusual study of the nature of service and other types of dependency and patronage in Shakespeare's drama. Attentive to a range of historical sources and cultural issues, Weil also emphasizes the linguistic ambiguities created by service relationships and their rich potential for int...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Weil, Judith
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters > Household employees.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Personnages > Servantes
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Personnages > Employés de maison
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Shakespeare, William > 1564-1616
Hensel, ...
Shakespeare, William.
1500 - 1699
Master and servant > England > History > 16th century.
Master and servant > England > History > 17th century.
Household employees > England > History > 16th century.
Household employees > England > History > 17th century.
Dependency (Psychology) in literature.
Master and servant in literature.
Household employees in literature.
Servants in literature.
Employeur et employé (Droit) > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Employeur et employé (Droit) > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Employés de maison > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Employés de maison > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Dépendance (Psychologie) dans la littérature.
Employeur et employé dans la littérature.
Employés de maison dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Shakespeare.
DRAMA > Shakespeare.
Dependency (Psychology) in literature
Household employees
Household employees in literature
Master and servant
Master and servant in literature
Diener > Motiv
Dienst > Motiv
Drama
Herr > Motiv
Abhängigkeit
Diener
Dienst
England
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Introduction: "Slippery people"; CHAPTER 2 Sons, daughters, and servants; CHAPTER 3 Wives and servants; CHAPTER 4 Friends and servants; CHAPTER 5 Tragic dependencies in King Lear; CHAPTER 6 Freedom, service, and slavery in Macbeth; Epilogue: Some reflections on the Porter; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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