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Author
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Date published
2009
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Publisher
Madison : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, c2009.
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Subject
English drama Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 History and criticism
English drama 17th century History and criticism
Law and literature History 16th century
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Accession number
83450084
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Class
81/JUS
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ISBN
9780838641699 (alk. paper)
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Language
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Physical description
193 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Bibliography, etc. note: Includes bibliographical references and index. Formatted contents note: Contents: Performative subversion: Portia, language, and the law in The merchant of Venice / Kathryn R. Finin -- "Proceed in justice": narratives of marital betrayal in The winter's tale / Cristina Leon Alfar -- Poisoned justice: passion and politics in The winter's tale / Catherine E. Thomas -- Shakespeare's bed-tricks: finding justice in lies? / Emily A. Detmer-Goebel -- "What is yours is mine": sexual and social complementarity in the trial scenes of Measure for measure / David Evett -- Striking a deal: Portia's trial strategy in Shakespeare's The merchant of Venice / Andrew Majeske Uk-SuSCL.