| Description |
xiii, 406 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-386) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Centralization. "Shewe us your mynde then": bureaucracy and royal privilege in Skelton's Magnyfycence -- "No more to medle of the matter": Thomas More, equity, and the claims of jurisdiction -- pt. 2. Rationalization. Inconveniencing the Irish: custom, allegory, and the common law in Spenser's Ireland -- "If we be conquered": legal nationalism and the France of Shakespeare's English histories -- pt. 3. Formalization. "To stride a limit": imperium, crisis, and accommodation in Shakespeare's Cymbeline and Pericles -- "To law for our children": norm and jurisdiction in Webster, Rowley, and Heywood's Cure for a Cuckold. |
| Subject |
English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.
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Law and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 16th century.
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Law and literature. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
16th century |
| Subject |
Law and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th century.
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| Chronological Term |
17th century |
| Subject |
Law in literature.
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Law in literature. |
| ISBN |
9780226116242 alkaline paper |
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0226116247 alkaline paper |
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