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The Resource Theaters of intention : drama and the law in early modern England, Luke Wilson
Theaters of intention : drama and the law in early modern England, Luke Wilson
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- Summary
- Early modern Britain witnessed a transformation in legal reasoning about human volition and intentional action, which contributed to new conventions and techniques for the theatrical representation of premeditated conduct. Theaters of Intention examines the relation between law and theater in this period, reading plays by Shakespeare, Jonson, Marlowe, and others to demonstrate how legal understanding of willful human action pervades sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English drama. Drawing on case law, legal treatises, parliamentary journals, and theatrical account books, the author considers the interplay between theatrical deliberation and legal dramatization of human intention. He analyzes such canonical plays as Hamlet, Timon of Athens, Dr Faustus, Bartholomew Fair and Othello alongside less familiar texts, including Jonson's Entertainment at Althorp, and the anonymous Nobody and Somebody. The final chapter examines the iconography of Nobody, an early modern equivalent of John Doe, and features some dozen illustrations of contemporary woodcuts, drawings, and engravings
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 362 pages
- Contents
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- 1. Hamlet, Hales v petit, and the hysteresis of action
- 2. Ben Jonson and the law of contract
- 3. Commodities and contracts
- 4. Promissory performances
- 5. Contracting damnation
- 6. Nobodies that matter
- Isbn
- 9780804734141
- Label
- Theaters of intention : drama and the law in early modern England
- Title
- Theaters of intention
- Title remainder
- drama and the law in early modern England
- Statement of responsibility
- Luke Wilson
- Subject
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- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Drama
- Droit dans la littérature
- Droit et littérature -- Histoire -- 16e siècle
- Droit et littérature -- Histoire -- 17e siècle
- Engels
- Englisch
- English drama
- English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism
- English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan
- English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism
- Geschichte 1590-1642
- Gesetz
- 1500 - 1699
- Law and literature
- Law and literature -- History -- 16th century
- Law and literature -- History -- 17th century
- Law in literature
- Law in literature
- Recht
- Recht
- Théâtre anglais -- 16e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Théâtre anglais -- 17e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Toneelstukken
- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Early modern Britain witnessed a transformation in legal reasoning about human volition and intentional action, which contributed to new conventions and techniques for the theatrical representation of premeditated conduct. Theaters of Intention examines the relation between law and theater in this period, reading plays by Shakespeare, Jonson, Marlowe, and others to demonstrate how legal understanding of willful human action pervades sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English drama. Drawing on case law, legal treatises, parliamentary journals, and theatrical account books, the author considers the interplay between theatrical deliberation and legal dramatization of human intention. He analyzes such canonical plays as Hamlet, Timon of Athens, Dr Faustus, Bartholomew Fair and Othello alongside less familiar texts, including Jonson's Entertainment at Althorp, and the anonymous Nobody and Somebody. The final chapter examines the iconography of Nobody, an early modern equivalent of John Doe, and features some dozen illustrations of contemporary woodcuts, drawings, and engravings
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wilson, Luke
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PR658.L38
- LC item number
- W55 2000
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- English drama
- English drama
- Law and literature
- Law and literature
- Law in literature
- Théâtre anglais
- Théâtre anglais
- Droit et littérature
- Droit et littérature
- Droit dans la littérature
- Engels
- Toneelstukken
- Recht
- Drama
- Gesetz
- Recht
- English drama
- English drama
- Law and literature
- Law in literature
- Englisch
- Label
- Theaters of intention : drama and the law in early modern England, Luke Wilson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [324]-347) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Hamlet, Hales v petit, and the hysteresis of action -- 2. Ben Jonson and the law of contract -- 3. Commodities and contracts -- 4. Promissory performances -- 5. Contracting damnation -- 6. Nobodies that matter
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 362 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804734141
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 00056356
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)44650810
- (OCoLC)ocm44650810
- Label
- Theaters of intention : drama and the law in early modern England, Luke Wilson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [324]-347) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. Hamlet, Hales v petit, and the hysteresis of action -- 2. Ben Jonson and the law of contract -- 3. Commodities and contracts -- 4. Promissory performances -- 5. Contracting damnation -- 6. Nobodies that matter
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- x, 362 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804734141
- Isbn Type
- (cloth : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 00056356
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)44650810
- (OCoLC)ocm44650810
Subject
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Drama
- Droit dans la littérature
- Droit et littérature -- Histoire -- 16e siècle
- Droit et littérature -- Histoire -- 17e siècle
- Engels
- Englisch
- English drama
- English drama -- 17th century -- History and criticism
- English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan
- English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism
- Geschichte 1590-1642
- Gesetz
- 1500 - 1699
- Law and literature
- Law and literature -- History -- 16th century
- Law and literature -- History -- 17th century
- Law in literature
- Law in literature
- Recht
- Recht
- Théâtre anglais -- 16e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Théâtre anglais -- 17e siècle -- Histoire et critique
- Toneelstukken
- History
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