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Author:

Kneidel, Gregory, 1971- author.

Title:

John Donne & early modern legal culture : the end of equity in the Satyres / Gregory Kneidel.

Publisher:

Duquesne University Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

ix, 245 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Donne, John,--1572-1631--Criticism and interpretation.
Law and literature--England--History--17th century.
English literature--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.
Law in literature.
Donne, John,--1572-1631.
English literature--Early modern.
Law and literature.
Law in literature.
England.
1500 - 1700
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Law, desire, closure: Donne's Satyre 1 -- Land, feudalism, lawyers: Donne's Satyre 2 -- Fear, consent, fathers: Donne's Satyre 3 -- Access, information, courts: Donne's Satyre 4 -- Office, administration, justice: Donne's Satyre 5.

Summary:

"For Donne scholars, this book brings a fresh body of legal scholarship to bear on Donne's early poetry and, conversely, for scholars working in the field of law and early modern literature, it reevaluates the links between law and satire"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

Medieval & Renaissance literary studies series

ISBN:

0820704814
9780820704814

OCLC:

(OCoLC)913957547

LCCN:

2015022041

Locations:

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

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)