The dynamics of inheritance on the Shakespearean stage /

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 inhe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dowd, Michelle M., 1975- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism. English drama > 17th century > History and criticism. Inheritance and succession in literature. Theater and society > England > History > 16th century. Theater and society > England > History > 17th century. LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.

Table of Contents:

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.