Shakespeare and the Law: A Conversation Among Disciplines and Professions

by Martha C. Nussbaum, Richard Strier, Bradin Cormack

Book Overview

William Shakespeare is inextricably linked with the law. Legal documents make up most of the records we have of his life, and trials, lawsuits, and legal terms permeate his plays. Gathering an extraordinary team of literary and legal scholars, philosophers, and even sitting judges, Shakespeare and the Law demonstrates that Shakespeare's thinking about legal concepts and legal practice points to a deep and sometimes vexed engagement with the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226924939
• ISBN13: 9780226924939
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"