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The dynamics of inheritance on the Shakespearean stage

Title
The dynamics of inheritance on the Shakespearean stage / Michelle M. Dowd.
Author
Dowd, Michelle M., 1975-
Publication
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

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Description
1 online resource.
Summary
The first full-length study of the ways in which Shakespearean drama influenced and expanded notions of inheritance in early modern England.
Subject
  • 1500-1699
  • English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism
  • English drama > 17th century > History and criticism
  • Inheritance and succession in literature
  • Theater and society > England > History > 16th century
  • Theater and society > England > History > 17th century
  • English drama
  • English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan
  • Theater and society
  • England
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on texts and dates; Introduction: Staging inheritance in early modern England; 1 Crooked titles and inconstant estates; 2 Revision and inaccessibility in The Duchess of Malfi; 3 Travel, displacement, and the prodigal son; 4 Dislocation and the loss of issue in Pericles; 5 Claustrophobia and urban affiliation in Volpone and Epicene; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.
ISBN
  • 9781316163184
  • 1316163180
  • 9781316320785
  • 1316320782
LCCN
2014048679
OCLC
913334147
Author
Dowd, Michelle M., 1975-
Title
The dynamics of inheritance on the Shakespearean stage / Michelle M. Dowd.
Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Connect to:
Cambridge Books Online
Chronological Term
1500-1699
Other Form:
Print version: Dowd, Michelle M. Dynamics of Inheritance on the Shakespearean Stage. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2015 9781107099777
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