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Henry's wars and Shakespeare's laws : perspectives on the law of war in the later Middle Ages /

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Provides new contexts for Shakespeare's play 'Henry V'. The result is an account of how Shakespeare's and other 'histories' dramatically articulated complex medieval and Renaissance attitudes to warfare and the conduct of nations and individuals in time of war.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meron, Theodor, 1930-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1993-
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William > 1564-1616 > King Henry V
Shakespeare, William. > King Henry the Fifth.
War (International law) > History.
Law, Medieval.
Law, Medieval, in literature.
War in literature.
Guerre (Droit international) > Histoire.
Droit médiéval.
Droit médiéval dans la littérature.
Guerre dans la littérature.
Law, Medieval
Law, Medieval, in literature
War in literature
War (International law)
Kriegsrecht > Staatsrecht
England
Polemologie.
Oorlogsrecht.
Letterkunde.
Engels.
Literatura inglesa (crítica e interpretação)
Guerre (droit international) > Histoire.
Moyen âge dans la littérature.
Geschichte 1360-1599.
War > International law > History
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Provides new contexts for Shakespeare's play 'Henry V'. The result is an account of how Shakespeare's and other 'histories' dramatically articulated complex medieval and Renaissance attitudes to warfare and the conduct of nations and individuals in time of war.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 237 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191681790
0191681792