The dynamics of inheritance on the Shakespearean stage

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    • Dowd, Michelle M.

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The dynamics of inheritance on the Shakespearean stage

Michelle M. Dowd

Cambridge University Press, 2015

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-281) and index

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内容説明

Early modern England's system of patrilineal inheritance, in which the eldest son inherited his father's estate and title, was one of the most significant forces affecting social order in the period. Demonstrating that early modern theatre played a unique and vital role in shaping how inheritance was understood, Michelle M. Dowd explores some of the common contingencies that troubled this system: marriage and remarriage, misbehaving male heirs, and families with only daughters. Shakespearean drama helped question and reimagine inheritance practices, making room for new formulations of gendered authority, family structure, and wealth transfer. Through close readings of canonical and non-canonical plays by Shakespeare, Webster, Jonson, and others, Dowd pays particular attention to the significance of space in early modern inheritance and the historical relationship between dramatic form and the patrilineal economy. Her book will interest researchers and students of early modern drama, Shakespeare, gender studies, and socio-economic history.

目次

  • 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.

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