{"product_id":"communal-justice-in-shakespeares-england-9781487508043","title":"Communal Justice in Shakespeares England","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProviding a fresh examination of the relationship between literary and legal communities, Communal Justice in Shakespeare's England examines the literature of the communal justice in early modern England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For readers and scholars generally, and for those of us who have written about law and literature or about figures such as Shakespeare and Edward Coke, Geng’s book makes a distinctive, lively, and considered contribution to scholarship.\" -- Jonathan Locke Hart, Shandong University * \u003cem\u003eRenaissance and Reformation\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"In this historically thorough and highly entertaining work, the author draws a line between professional and non-professional aspects of the law, which sheds a new light on the plays she discusses.\" -- Franziska Quabeck * \u003cem\u003eShakespeare Jahrbuch\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e“Penelope Geng’s Communal Justice in Shakespeare’s England is an inspiring addition to the field of law and literature. At the same time, the monograph’s clear storytelling makes Geng’s narrative accessible and useful for scholars outside of the fields of law and literature or early modern studies.” -- Jessica Apolloni * \u003cem\u003eMedieval \u0026amp; Renaissance Drama in England\u003c\/em\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations   Note on Texts   Abbreviations   Preface   Introduction: A Double Obligation   1. From Assise to the Assize at Home   2. Judicature in Crisis: Henry IV, Part 2   3. Neighbourliness and the Coroner’s Inquest in English Domestic Tragedies   4. Repairing Community: Empathetic Witnessing in Acts and Monuments and King Lear   5. Communal Shaming and the Limitations of Legal Forms: Henry VI, Part 2 and Macbeth   Postscript   Acknowledgments   Bibliography","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739688677719,"sku":"9781487508043","price":46.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487508043.jpg?v=1720052908","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/communal-justice-in-shakespeares-england-9781487508043","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}