Courtships, Marriage Customs, and Shakespeare's Comedies

Giese, L.

Loreen L. Giese's study of over 5000 important folios of court depositions contemporary with Shakespeare's plays demonstrates the complex ways those plays participate in and comment upon their culture, rather than stand apart from it. Both the court records and the plays present women as agents who are capable of challenging their traditional roles.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2007-01-01

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780312166045

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-09516-9

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 217