Justice, Women, and Power in English Renaissance Drama.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780838643365
- 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
- 822/.309355
- PR658.W6 -- J87 2009eb
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Performative Subversions: Portia, Language, and the Law in The Merchant of Venice -- Proceed in justice": Narratives of Marital Betrayal in The Winter's Tale -- Poisoned Justice: Passion and Politics in The Winter's Tale -- The Trials of Mary Stuart: Anxious Circulations in John Webster's Drama -- Forensic Performances: Evidentiary Narrative in Arden of Faversham -- Shakespeare's Bed-tricks: Finding Justice in Lies? -- What Is Yours Is Mine": Sexual and Social Complementarity in the Trial Scenes of Measure for Measure -- Striking a Deal: Portia's Trial Strategy in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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