Slander and Sedition in Elizabethan Law, Speech, and Writing

by Steven Veerapen

The Elizabethan era is generally understood to coincide with the blossoming of English language - it was the age of Shakespeare, Sidney, and Marlowe. Yet it is known also as a period of brutality and repression: saying or writing anything against the state, the queen, or its governors might result in hanging, fines, or the loss of limbs. Defaming neighbours could and frequently did result in a day in court, with slander emerging as a byword for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789976731
• ISBN13: 9781789976731
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"