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Title:

Justice, women, and power in English Renaissance drama / edited by Andrew Majeske and Emily Detmer-Goebel.

Publisher:

Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

193 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.
English drama--17th century--History and criticism.
Justice in literature.
Women in literature.
Law and literature--History--16th century.
Law and literature--History--17th century.
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Recht--Drama--Drama--englisches.
Drama--englisches--Recht.--Recht.
Frau--Drama--Drama--englisches.
Drama--englisches--Frau.--Frau.

Other Authors:

Majeske, Andrew J.
Detmer-Goebel, Emily, 1961-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-183) and index.

Contents:

Performative subversions: Portia, language, and the law in The merchant of Venice / Kathryn R. Finin -- "Proceed in justice": narratives of marital betrayal in The winter's tale / Cristina León Alfar -- Poisoned justice: passion and politics in The winter's tale / Catherine E. Thomas -- The trials of Mary Stuart: anxious circulations in John Webster's drama / Carol Blessing -- Forensic performances: evidentiary narrative in Arden of Faversham / Cheryl Dudgeon -- Shakespeare's bed-tricks: finding justice in lies? / Emily A. Detmer-Goebel -- "What is yours is mine": sexual and social complementarity in the trial scenes of Measure for measure / David Evett -- Striking a deal: Portia's trial strategy in Shakespeare's The merchant of Venice / Andrew Majeske.

ISBN:

0838641695 (alk. paper)
9780838641699 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)263147060

LCCN:

2008046003

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)