230 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
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Shakespeare's Law is a critical overview of law and legal issues within the life, career, and works of William Shakespeare as well as those that arise from the endless array of activities that happen today in the name of Shakespeare. Mark Fortier argues that Shakespeare’s attitudes to law are complex and not always sanguine, that there exists a deep and perhaps ultimate move... Read more
Introduction, 1. Law in Shakespeare's Life and Career, 2. General Patterns, 3. Case Study: The Merchant of Venice, 4. Case Study: Measure for Measure, 5. Seven Short Readings of Non-Shakespearean Early-Modern Plays, 6. Shakespeare and Law Now
Biography
Mark Fortier is a Professor in the School of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph, Canada. He has published widely on Shakespeare, Theatre studies, and Law and Literature, including Adaptations of Shakespeare, Theory/Theatre: An Introduction, and Literature and Law.
