Law and representation in early modern drama / Subha Mukherji
- Author
- Mukherji, Subha
- Published
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 291 pages) : illustrations, maps
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- Contents
- 'Of rings, and things, and fine array': marriage law, evidence and uncertainty -- 'Unmanly indignities': Adultery, evidence and judgement in Heywood's A woman killed with kindness -- Evidence and representation on 'the theatre of God's judgements': A warning for fair women -- 'Painted devils': image-making and evidence in The white devil -- Locations of law: spaces, people, play -- 'When women go to law, the Devil is full of Business': women, law and dramatic realism.
- Summary
- A study of law and early modern English literature.
- Subject(s)
- 1500-1699
- Law in literature
- English drama—17th century—History and criticism
- English drama—Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600—History and criticism
- Droit dans la littérature
- Théâtre anglais—17e siècle—Histoire et critique
- Théâtre anglais—16e siècle—Histoire et critique
- DRAMA—English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- English drama
- English drama—Early modern and Elizabethan
- Toneelstukken
- Processen (rechtspraak)
- Retorica
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780511349966 (electronic bk.)
0511349963 (electronic bk.)
0511349106
9780511349102
9780511483813 (ebook)
0511483813 (ebook)
9780521850353 (hardback)
0521850355 (hardback)
1281086037
9781281086037 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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