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OverviewShakespeare and the Law appreciates Shakespeare and his works as expressions of an English early modern culture in which the shared rhetorical practices of dramatists and lawyers were informed by the renaissance of classical practice. It argues that Shakespeare was not primarily concerned with the technical accuracy of law, legal ideas, and legal performances, but with their capacity to generate dramatic interest through dispute, trial, the breaking of bonds, and the bending of rules. It follows that all Shakespeare's plays are in a sense Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gary Watt (Professor of Law, University of Warwick)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.358kg ISBN: 9780198877066ISBN 10: 0198877064 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 24 October 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationGary Watt is Professor of Law, The University of Warwick. He co-founded the journal Law and Humanities and is general editor of Bloomsbury's Cultural History of Law. He has held a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship on rhetorical performance and as a National Teaching Fellow and national 'Law Teacher of the Year' (2009) for many years delivered rhetoric workshops for the Royal Shakespeare Company. His books include Shakespeare's Acts of Will (Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare), Dress, Law, and Naked Truth (Bloomsbury), Trusts and Equity (Oxford), The Making Sense of Politics, Media, and Law (Cambridge) and Equity Stirring (Hart). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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