New Arrival Shakespeare at Large: Law and the First Folio
Shakespeare at Large: Law and the First Folio

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Shakespeare at Large: Law and the First Folio

By Matteo Nicolini
New Arrival Routledge May 2026

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ISBN-13
9781041290827
Publisher
Routledge
Publication
May 2026
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This collection celebrates the quadricentennial anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio (1623), examining the intersection of law, literature, history, and performance through eight scholarly essays. The volume explores how the First Folio serves as a crucial lens for understanding the politico-legal implications of Shakespeare's works, addressing themes of identity, authorship, orality, performance, and print culture in early modern England.

The collection provides interdisciplinary analysis of legal concepts embedded in Shakespeare's plays, from constitutional questions in King John to juridical thought in The Tempest. Contributors examine parliamentary representation, legal subjectivity, authorship and ownership rights, and comparative legal vulnerabilities across different cultural contexts. Each chapter demonstrates how Shakespeare's dramatic works engage with contemporary legal frameworks while remaining relevant to modern jurisprudential debates.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Shakespeare at large: law and the First Folio
Matteo Nicolini

1. Shakespeare’s testament: England in 1623
Ian Ward
2. Shakespeare and the theatre of early modern law
Paul Raffield
3. Performing a constitution: a history of Magna Carta in Shakespeare’s King John
Ruth Houghton
4. ‘The tribunes of the people, the tongues o’ the common mouth’: parliamentarians as representatives when scrutinizing laws
Sean Mulcahy and Kate Seear
5. Caliban as legal subject: The Tempest and Renaissance juridical thought
Wojciech Engelking
6. Exploring authorship and ownership of plays at the time of William Shakespeare’s First Folio
Luke McDonagh
7. Shakespeare and Voltaire: both legally vulnerable and successful
Silvia Ferreri

Afterword
Gary Watt

Index
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