Shakespeare, law, and marriage /
Sokol, B. J.
Shakespeare, law, and marriage / B.J. Sokol and Mary Sokol. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (x, 262 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-251) and index.
Making a valid marriage : the consensual model -- Arranging marriages -- Wardship and marriages enforced by law -- Financing a marriage : provision of dowries or marriage portions -- Solemnisation of marriage -- Clandestine marriage, elopement, abduction, and rape : irregular marriage formation -- Effects of marriage on legal status -- Marriage breakdown : separation, divorce, illegitimacy -- 'Til death us do part.
This interdisciplinary study combines legal, historical and literary approaches to the practice and theory of marriage in Shakespeare's time, and discovers a wide range of examples in a selection of Shakespeare's plays.
English.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Knowledge and learning.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
1500-1699
Marriage in literature.
Marriage--History--England--16th century.
Marriage--History--England--17th century.
Law and literature--History--16th century.
Law and literature--History--17th century.
Law in literature.
Mariage dans la littérature.
Mariage--Histoire--Angleterre--16e siècle.
Mariage--Histoire--Angleterre--17e siècle.
Droit et littérature--Histoire--16e siècle.
Droit et littérature--Histoire--17e siècle.
Droit dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Shakespeare.
DRAMA--Shakespeare.
Learning and scholarship.
Law.
Law and literature.
Law in literature.
Manners and customs.
Marriage.
Marriage in literature.
England.
Electronic books.
History.
PR3069.M32 / S65 2003eb
822.3/3
Shakespeare, law, and marriage / B.J. Sokol and Mary Sokol. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (x, 262 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-251) and index.
Making a valid marriage : the consensual model -- Arranging marriages -- Wardship and marriages enforced by law -- Financing a marriage : provision of dowries or marriage portions -- Solemnisation of marriage -- Clandestine marriage, elopement, abduction, and rape : irregular marriage formation -- Effects of marriage on legal status -- Marriage breakdown : separation, divorce, illegitimacy -- 'Til death us do part.
This interdisciplinary study combines legal, historical and literary approaches to the practice and theory of marriage in Shakespeare's time, and discovers a wide range of examples in a selection of Shakespeare's plays.
English.
0511062028 (electronic bk.) 9780511062025 (electronic bk.) 0511121296 (electronic bk.) 9780511121296 (electronic bk.) 0511070489 9780511070488 1107136865 9781107136861 1280162600 9781280162602 0511484003 9780511484001 (Cloth) (paperback) 0511205864 9780511205866 0511326564 9780511326561
GBA3V0042 bnb
000024547310 AU
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Knowledge and learning.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
1500-1699
Marriage in literature.
Marriage--History--England--16th century.
Marriage--History--England--17th century.
Law and literature--History--16th century.
Law and literature--History--17th century.
Law in literature.
Mariage dans la littérature.
Mariage--Histoire--Angleterre--16e siècle.
Mariage--Histoire--Angleterre--17e siècle.
Droit et littérature--Histoire--16e siècle.
Droit et littérature--Histoire--17e siècle.
Droit dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Shakespeare.
DRAMA--Shakespeare.
Learning and scholarship.
Law.
Law and literature.
Law in literature.
Manners and customs.
Marriage.
Marriage in literature.
England.
Electronic books.
History.
PR3069.M32 / S65 2003eb
822.3/3