Shakespeare and the LawThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 1999 - 167 pages Barton's entertaining and handy study reviews allusions to trials, judges, advocates, courts, procedure, legal concepts and terminology in Shakespeare's plays. Also biographical, Barton considers Shakespeare's personal relation to the Inns of Court and Chancery and the extent of his legal expertise. |
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 3 |
THE INNS OF COURTTHE TEMPLE | 17 |
LINCOLNS INN | 25 |
THE INNS OF CHANCERYCLEMENTS INN | 37 |
ALLUSIONS TO CASES AND LAWYERS OF NOTE | 45 |
PETUITIES page | 69 |
ALLUSIONS TO COURTS AND PROCEDURE | 81 |
ALLUSIONS TO CROWN CRIMINAL CON | 89 |
SHAKESPEARES USE OF LEGAL MAXIMS | 121 |
SHAKESPEARES USE OF LEGAL JARGON | 131 |
LEGAL ACQUIREMENTS | 153 |
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Page xiii - Why, look you now, how unworthy a thing you make of me! You would play upon me; you would seem to know my stops; you would pluck out the heart of my mystery; you would sound me from my lowest note to the top of my compass; and there is much music, excellent 76 voice, in this little organ, yet cannot you make it speak.