| Description |
viii, 294 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Dennis Kezar -- Jonson and the tribe of law. -- Trial by theater : Jonson, Marston, and Dekker in the court of Parnassus / Matthew Greenfield -- The law versus the marketplace in Jonson's Bartholomew Fair / Paul Cantor -- Ben Jonson and London courtrooms / Frances Teague -- Legal rhetoric and theatrical pressure. -- "They took from me the use of mine own house" : land law in Shakespeare's Lear and Shakespeare's culture / Heather Dubrow -- Sycorax's "thing" / Ernest B. Gilman -- The witch of Edmonton and the guilt of possession / Dennis Kezar -- Law staged and theory troubled. -- "Paper bullets" : texts, lies, and censorship in early modern England / Debora Shuger -- "So many books, so many rolls of ancient time" : the Inns of Court and Gorboduc / Karen J. Cunningham -- The rich cabinet : Bacon, Chapman, and the culture of corruption / Luke Wilson. |
| Subject |
English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism.
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English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
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English drama. |
| Chronological Term |
17th century |
| Subject |
Law and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century.
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Law and literature. |
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England. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
16th century |
| Subject |
Law and literature -- England -- History -- 17th century.
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Law in literature.
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Law in literature. |
| Added Author |
Kezar, Dennis, 1968-
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| ISBN |
0268033137 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780268033132 paperback alkaline paper |
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