Shakespeare and the Legal ImaginationCambridge University Press, 1999 - 241 էջ This work offers an analysis of constitutional law, examining Shakespeare's plays as legal texts. Professor Ward uses the plays as a starting point to investigate the development of constitutional ideas such as sovereignty, commonwealth, conscience and moral law, and the art of government. In the developing area of law and literature, this book examines how Shakespeare's work offers a rich source of textual material on legal subjects. |
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Preface | 1 |
CHAPTER I | 20 |
CHAPTER | 22 |
The Machiavellian Moment | 39 |
The Godly Prince and his Godly Commonwealth | 55 |
CHAPTER 3 | 58 |
Law Morality and the Politics of Difference | 70 |
The Commonwealth of Morals | 76 |
The Play of the Market | 127 |
Shakespeare and the Challenge of the Market | 133 |
CHAPTER 6 | 142 |
The Dark Womb | 155 |
Uncertain Providence | 161 |
CHAPTER 7 | 169 |
Catching Consciences | 181 |
The Art of Government | 193 |
The Play of Sexuality | 83 |
CHAPTER 4 | 93 |
The Arts of Association | 104 |
CHAPTER 5 | 115 |
The Theatre of Misrule | 210 |
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