Shakespeare and Law

by Andrew Zurcher

Readers of Shakespeare's language, from the playhouse to the classroom, have long been aware of his peculiar interest in legal words and concepts - Richard II's two bodies, Hamlet's quiddities and quillets, Pandarus' peine forte et dure. In this new study, Andrew Zurcher takes a fresh, historically sensitive look at Shakespeare's meticulous resort to legal language, texts, concepts, and arguments in a range of plays and poems. Following...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904271723
• ISBN13: 9781904271727
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Arden Shakespeare
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.9"