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Description

1. xiii, 289 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables; 24 cm

Summary

1. "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"--

Subject

1. English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism
2. Inheritance and succession in literature
3. Theater and society > England > History > 16th century
4. English drama > 17th century > History and criticism
5. Theater and society > England > History > 17th century

Contents

1. Machine generated contents note: 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.

Call number

1. JFE 15-5223

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-281) and index.

Author

1. Dowd, Michelle M., 1975- author.

Title

1. The dynamics of inheritance on the Shakespearean stage / Michelle M. Dowd.

Publisher

1. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-281) and index.

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LCCN

1. 2014048679

ISBN

1. 9781107099777 (Hardback)
2. 1107099773 (Hardback)

Research call number

1. JFE 15-5223