Shakespeare and Law

Readers of Shakespeare''s language, from the playhouse to the classroom, have long been aware of his peculiar interest in legal words and concepts - Richard II''s two bodies, Hamlet''s quiddities and quillets, Pandarus'' peine forte et dure. In this new study, Andrew Zurcher takes a fresh, historically sensitive look at Shakespeare''s meticulous resort to legal language, texts, concepts, and argum...