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Autore |
Bunker Nancy Mohrlock <1949-> |
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Titolo |
Marriage and land law in Shakespeare and Middleton / / Nancy Mohrlock Bunker |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; London : , : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-61147-736-0 |
1-61147-667-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (279 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Marriage in literature |
Law and literature - England - History - 16th century |
Law and literature - England - History - 17th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Thwarting the Enterprising Patriarch; 2 Absent Patriarchs and Present Guardians; 3 Marriage Against the Grain of Social Order; 4 Assertive Women Broker Themselves; 5 Companionate Marriage; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span>In paired discussions of marriage plays by Shakespeare and Middleton, this book explores the maneuvers that marriageable characters deploy in order to control spousal choice and secure land. Investigation into the milieu of early modern inheritance laws enables a fresh reading of Shakespeare's and Middleton's marriage comedies. </span></span> |
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