Shakespeare's imaginary constitution late-Elizabethan politics and the theatre of law /

Raffield, Paul.

Shakespeare's imaginary constitution late-Elizabethan politics and the theatre of law / [electronic resource] : Paul Raffield. - Oxford, U.K. ; Portland, Ore. : Hart Pub., 2010. - xv, 253 p. : ill., ports.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. 'Terras astraea reliquit' : Titus Andronicus and the flight of justice -- 2. The Comedy of errors and the meaning of contract -- 3. Reflections on the art of kingship : Richard II and the subject of law -- 4. The poetic imagination, antique fables and the dream of law -- 5. The ancient constitution, common law and the idyll of Albion : law and lawyers in Henry IV, parts 1 and 2 -- 6. The congregation of the mighty : the juridical state and the measure of justice.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.




Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Knowledge--Law.


Law and literature--History--16th century.
Law and literature--History--17th century.
Law--History--England--16th century.
Law--History--England--17th century.
Law in literature.


Electronic books.

PR3028 / .R34 2010