Shakespeare and the Law
- Synopsis
- Video podcast from Warwick University with PhD student Adam Slavny and Professor of Law Paul Raffield. The podcast takes as its starting point the gravedigger scene from Hamlet, which parodies Hales v. Pettit, a case decided in 1564. The scene, according to Raffield, demonstrates that Shakespeare had a considerable technical knowledge of the law, and he speculates that the playwright probably had, if not legal training, at least close contact with lawyers in London’s Inns of Court. [45 minutes]
- Series
- Thinking Aloud
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2016
- Subjects
- Law; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- lawyers; legal issues; property law; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Online availability
- URI
- http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/atoz/thinkingaloud/podcasts/shakespeare_and_the_law.mp4
- Price
- free
- Delivery
- Streamed/Download
Credits
- Contributor
- Adam Slavny; Paul Raffield
Distributor
- Name
University of Warwick Podcasts
- Web
- http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/podcasts/media/ External site opens in new window
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