| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 210 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-205) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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 interpretation on the stage. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Household employees.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
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Household employees. |
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Master and servant -- England -- History -- 16th century.
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Master and servant. |
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England. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
16th century |
| Subject |
Master and servant -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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| Chronological Term |
17th century |
| Subject |
Household employees -- England -- History -- 16th century.
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Household employees -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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Dependency (Psychology) in literature.
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Dependency (Psychology) in literature. |
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Master and servant in literature.
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Master and servant in literature. |
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Household employees in literature.
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Household employees in literature. |
| Chronological Term |
1500 - 1699 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Weil, Judith. Service and dependency in Shakespeare's plays. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005 0521844053 (DLC) 2005047510 (OCoLC)60321468 |
| ISBN |
0511115679 (electronic book) |
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9780511115677 (electronic book) |
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0511115121 |
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9780511115127 |
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0511122101 (electronic book) |
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9780511122101 (electronic book) |
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9780511484063 (ebook) |
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0511484062 (ebook) |
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9780521844055 (hardback) |
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0521844053 (hardback) |
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1280202858 |
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9781280202858 |
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0521844053 (Cloth) |
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9780521101059 |
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0521101050 |
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