Shakespeare and the lawyers
1972, First Edition. London : Methuen. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall; internally tight, bright and clean. Item #474566
ISBN: 0416760201
Physical description; ix, 214 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; Distributed in the USA by Harper & Row Publishers, Barnes & Noble Import Division. Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-210). Contents; Record of Shakespeare's Life and Work – Shakespeare and the Inns of Court – Legal Terms, Allusions and Plots – Problems of Law, Justice and Government – Descriptions of Lawyers and Officers of the Law – References to Legal Personalities and Cases – Trial Scenes – The Trial in The Merchant of Venice – Criticism of Shakespeare's Law – Lawyers' Contributions to Shakespeare – Studies – The Lawyers and Shakespeare – did Shakespeare have a Legal Training? Subjects; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) – Knowledge – Law. Law in literature. Lawyers. Inns of Court. Legal history. 16th-17th centuries. England. Criticism and interpretation.
Price: €30.00