Publication

2000 - Ashgate, Aldershot, England, England

Language

English

Word Count

50,250 words, Guess

Page Count

201 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number98011687
  • LibraryThing4152062
  • Goodreads104787

Classifications

  • DDC822.3/3
  • LCCPR2836 .E48 2000

Description

"In this study, W.R. Elton's research places the play in the historical context of the Inns of Court law-revels tradition. By close analysis of the text, Elton demonstrates his belief that Troilus and Cressida was written specifically for an audience of law students and lawyers and that the play manifests many of the elements of a law-revel, including misrule, inversion, mock rhetoric and logic, and mock trials. In so doing, he provides explanations for many of the puzzling and mysterious elements that have previously baffled critics."--Jacket.

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