Treason by words : literature, law, and rebellion in Shakespeare's England / Rebecca Lemon.

Author/creator Lemon, Rebecca, 1968-
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2006.
Descriptionix, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600. --History and criticism.
English drama--17th century. --History and criticism.
Treason in literature.
Literature and state--Great Britain. --History. --16th century.
Literature and state--Great Britain. --History. --17th century.
Gunpowder Plot, 1605.
Great Britain--History. --Elizabeth, 1558-1603.

Contents Sovereignty, treason law, and the political imagination in early modern England -- The treason of Hayward's Henry IV -- Shakespeare's anatomy of resistance in Richard II -- Scaffolds of treason in Shakespeare's Macbeth -- Donne's Pseudo-martyr and post-Gunpowder Plot law -- Treason and emergency power in Jonson's Catiline.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 203-222) and index.
LCCN 2005032277
ISBN0801444284 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780801444289

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PR658.T77 L46 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold