Download or read book Kill All the Lawyers written by Daniel Kornstein and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two-thirds of Shakespeare?s plays have trial scenes, and many deal specifically with lawyers, courts, judges, and points of law. Daniel Kornstein, a practicing attorney, looks at the legal issues and aspects of Shakespeare?s plays and finds fascinating parallels with many legal and social questions of the present day. The Elizabethan age was as litigious as our own, and Shakespeare was very familiar with the language and procedures of the courts. Kill All the Lawyers? examines the ways in which Shakespeare used the law for dramatic effect and incorporated the passion for justice into his great tragedies and comedies and considers the modern legal relevance of his work. ø This is a ground-breaking study in the field of literature and the law, ambitious and suggestive of the value of both our literary and our legal inheritance.
Download or read book Shakespeare for Lawyers written by Margaret Graham Tebo and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2010 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespeare for Lawyers contains more than 100 funny, sharp, witty, sad, and instructional quotes pulled from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets by a lawyer, for lawyers, and includes instructions on how they might be used in a courtroom, mediation, or elsewhere. And of course, the book features an extra section exploring what the Bard had to say about the law and those who practice it.
Download or read book Shakespeare and the Lawyers written by O Hood Phillips and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1972. Shakespeare's writing abounds with legal terms and allusions and in many of the plays the concept and working of the law is a significant theme. Shakespeare and the Lawyers gives a comprehensive survey of what Shakespeare wrote about the law and lawyers, and what has been written, particularly by lawyers, about Shakespeare's life and works in relation to the law. The book first reviews the recorded facts about Shakespeare's life and works, and his connection with the Inns of Court. It then discusses legal terms, allusions and plots in the plays; Shakespeare's treatment of the problems of law, justice and government; his description of lawyers and officers of the law; his references to actual legal personalities; and his trial scenes. Two further chapters consider the criticisms that have been made of Shakespeare's law, and the contribution to Shakespeare studies by lawyers.
Download or read book Henry VI Part III written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1786 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shakespeare and the Law written by Bradin Cormack and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "William Shakespeare is inextricably linked with the law. Legal documents make up most of the records we have of his life; trials, lawsuits, and legal terms permeate his plays. Gathering an extraordinary team of literary and legal scholars, philosophers, and even sitting judges, Shakespeare and the Law demonstrates that Shakespeare's thinking about legal concepts and legal practice points to a deep and sometimes vexed engagement with the law's technical workings, its underlying premises, and its social effects. Shakespeare and the Law opens with three essays that provide useful frameworks for approaching the topic, offering perspectives on law and literature that emphasize both the continuities and the contrasts between the two fields. In its second section, the book considers Shakespeare's awareness of common-law thinking and practice through examinations of Measure for Measure and Othello. Building and expanding on this question, the third part inquires into Shakespeare's general attitudes toward legal systems. A judge and former solicitor general rule on Shylock's demand for enforcement of his odd contract; and two essays by literary scholars take contrasting views on whether Shakespeare could imagine a functioning legal system. The fourth section looks at how law enters into conversation with issues of politics and community, both in the plays and in our own world. The volume concludes with a freewheeling colloquy among Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer, Judge Richard A. Posner, Martha C. Nussbaum, and Richard Strier that covers everything from the ghost in Hamlet to the nature of judicial discretion"--Jacket.
Download or read book Shakespeare s Insults for Lawyers written by William Shakespeare and published by Clarkson Potter Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated for those who believe that a picture is worth a thousand insults, Shakespeare's Insults for Lawyers offers over 190 of the funniest, most offensive remarks targeted toward the legal profession, including ready insults for clients to give to lawyers on counsel and advice, trial performance, and legal fees; and for lawyers to use on clients on threatening legal action, verdicts and sentences, and clients from hell. Hill and Ottchen even cull quotations for particular flaws found in all lawyers in categories that include verbose, tricky, incompetent, and vain.
Download or read book The Breath of an Unfee d Lawyer written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warshaw Shakespeare on Lawyers and the Law America's leading expert on law humour scans the complete works of Shakespeare for the choicest quotes of wit and wisdom about lawyers and the law.
Download or read book A Thousand Times More Fair written by Kenji Yoshino and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-04-12 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Fascinating....Loaded with perceptive and provocative comments on Shakespeare’s plots, characters, and contemporary analogs.” —Justice John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court of the United States “Kenji Yoshino is the face and the voice of the new civil rights.” —Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickled and Dimed A Thousand Times More Fair is a highly inventive and provocative exploration of ethics and the law that uses the plays of William Shakespeare as a prism through which to view the nature of justice in our contemporary lives. Celebrated law professor and author Kenji Yoshino delves into ten of the most important works of the Immortal Bard of Avon, offering prescient and thought-provoking discussions of lawyers, property rights, vengeance (legal and otherwise), and restitution that have tremendous significance to the defining events of our times—from the O.J. Simpson trial to Abu Ghraib. Anyone fascinated by important legal and social issues—as well as fans of Shakespeare-centered bestsellers like Will in the World—will find A Thousand Times More Fair an exceptionally rewarding reading experience.
Download or read book The Law in Shakespeare written by C. Jordan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2006-12-12 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading scholars in the field analyze Shakespeare's plays to show how their dramatic content shapes issues debated in conflicts arising from the creation and application of law. Individual essays focus on such topics such as slander, revenge, and royal prerogative; these studies reveal the problems confronting early modern English men and women.
Download or read book The Trouble with Law Is Lawyers written by Randy Voorhees and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2001-10-03 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a good thing lawyers are thick-skinned. From Dostoyevsky calling lawyers "a conscience for hire" to notorious bank robber Willie Sutton equating the legal profession to his own line of work, the world is filled with quotable quotes about those who practice law. The Trouble with Law Is Lawyers is a collection of the most scathing of these.Quite possibly the most insufferable, cursed group of "professionals" in the world, lawyers have a long, illustrious list of critics, including Shakespeare, F. Lee Bailey, and Alan Dershowitz. You'll find them all in this vicious little volume.
Download or read book Know Your Rights written by Ronald M. Benrey and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information that reduces the panic factor, familiarizes you with legal language, and helps you overcome misconceptions when commonplace legal issues arise. “The first thing we do, we kill all the lawyers”; Shakespeare may have had a point, but the truth is, from time to time, we all could use a good attorney. This survival guide won’t replace legal counsel, but by stating your rights plainly, it can help with some pretty weighty matters—including prenups, breaking apartment leases, immigration, and workplace discrimination. Ronald M. Benrey helps solve basic legal quibbles at home, at work, and even on vacation. He provides an understanding of central legal principles, explains key vocabulary, and helps readers to overcome familiar misconceptions. Topics include: Workplace rights Prenups and postnups Identity theft Disputes with neighbors New rules of personal bankruptcy Your rights as a tenant—and a landlord Living wills and power of attorney Police searches of your home and car And many more
Download or read book Shakespeare and the Law written by Paul Raffield and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-29 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In July 2007, the School of Law at the University of Warwick hosted an international conference on 'Shakespeare and the Law'. This was a truly interdisciplinary event, which included contributions from eminent speakers in the fields of English, history, theatre and law. The intention was to provide a congenial forum for the exploration, dissemination and discussion of Shakespeare's evident fascination with and knowledge of law, and its manifestation in his works. The papers included in this volume reflect the diverse academic interests of participants at the conference. The eclectic themes of the edited collection range from analyses of the juristic content of specific plays, as in 'Consideration, Contract and the End of The Comedy of Errors', 'Judging Isabella: Justice, Care and Relationships in Measure for Measure', 'Law and its Subversion in Romeo and Juliet', 'Inheritance in the Legal and Ideological Debate of Shakespeare's King Lear' and 'The Law of Dramatic Properties in The Merchant of Venice', to more general explorations of Shakespearean jurisprudence, including 'Shakespeare and Specific Performance', 'Shakespeare and the Marriage Contract', 'The Tragedy of Law in Shakespearean Romance' and 'Punishment Theory in the Renaissance: the Law and the Drama'.
Download or read book Pillars of Justice written by Owen Fiss and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The constitutional theorist Owen Fiss explores the purpose and possibilities of life in the law through a moving account of thirteen lawyers who shaped the legal world during the past half century. He tries to identify the unique qualities of mind and character that made these individuals so important to the institutions and principles they served.
Download or read book Murdering Lawyers written by Larry Fine and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Larry Fine's debut thriller explores his love-hate relationship with his own profession, and considers the wisdom of the famous line from Shakespeare's Henry VI Part 2: "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers." A secret society of the most powerful in New York City employs murder as a tool to advance its agenda. And only one young lawyer stands in their way even though he may have to go to Hell and back.
Download or read book Shakespeare Law and Lawyers written by Willis Vickery and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of Law in Shakespeare written by Paul Raffield and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through an examination of five plays by Shakespeare, Paul Raffield analyses the contiguous development of common law and poetic drama during the first decade of Jacobean rule. The broad premise of The Art of Law in Shakespeare is that the 'artificial reason' of law was a complex art form that shared the same rhetorical strategy as the plays of Shakespeare. Common law and Shakespearean drama of this period employed various aesthetic devices to capture the imagination and the emotional attachment of their respective audiences. Common law of the Jacobean era, as spoken in the law courts, learnt at the Inns of Court and recorded in the law reports, used imagery that would have been familiar to audiences of Shakespeare's plays. In its juridical form, English law was intrinsically dramatic, its adversarial mode of expression being founded on an agonistic model. Conversely, Shakespeare borrowed from the common law some of its most critical themes: justice, legitimacy, sovereignty, community, fairness, and (above all else) humanity. Each chapter investigates a particular aspect of the common law, seen through the lens of a specific play by Shakespeare. Topics include the unprecedented significance of rhetorical skills to the practice and learning of common law (Love's Labour's Lost); the early modern treason trial as exemplar of the theatre of law (Macbeth); the art of law as the legitimate distillation of the law of nature (The Winter's Tale); the efforts of common lawyers to create an image of nationhood from both classical and Judeo-Christian mythography (Cymbeline); and the theatrical device of the island as microcosm of the Jacobean state and the project of imperial expansion (The Tempest).
Download or read book Shakespeare and His Legal Problems written by George Williams Keeton and published by Lawbook Exchange, Limited. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating study, Keeton addresses general themes, such as the law of debt and the development of the common law (as demonstrated by Shylock), as well as specific topics like the trial of Hermione and the divorce of Queen Katherine. "This is a book for which there has been a real need for many years, and lawyers as well as laymen are greatly indebted to Mr. Keeton for this admirable treatment of his subject. For we should understand at the outset that Mr. Keeton's job might well have been done in a miserable fashion; and, in general, that the borderline subjects between law and literature have quite often been handled with a low grade of workmanship. For to write of the law as it is found in Shakespeare's plays, one must be a Shakespearian scholar, a trained lawyer, and a legal historian; and most important of all, one should handle this vast field of learning efficiently but not too ponderously. With all his learning Mr. Keeton never makes his erudition oppressive, and with all the mastery with which the subject is handled, he treats everything lightly and easily, so that the reader is hardly conscious of the wealth which he receives." Paul L. Sayre, Iowa Law Review 17 (1931-1932) 146-47. "Although I do not think that any notice by me is required, yet I cannot but commend this little book to all who may incline to learn something of the law as Shakespeare knew it, and are curious regarding the use he made of legal procedure in his plays. For my own part I have found especially interesting and profitable, Mr. Keeton's examination of the cause of Shylock and Antonio, his explanation of the various arguments employed by Portia, and his conjectures concerning the absence of other contentions who relevance, at a first glance, may appear sufficient to have justified their submission to the judgement of the Doge. As it is, the speech of Portia would perhaps more closely resemble the addresses to which juries are privileged to listen did it contain more false points than it does." --From the preface by the Rt. Hon. Lord Darling "Mr. Keeton's studies will be found instructive and interesting in various degrees by readers who know their Shakespeare but are not learned in the law, by lawyers who want an occasion for improving their knowledge of Shakespeare and sharpening their wits, and by Shakespearean students of all sorts. It is no great matter whether they agree with all his conclusions or not, for at any rate he knows what he is talking about and will make them think." --Sir Frederick Pollock, Law Quarterly Review 46 (1930) 522 George W. Keeton was a barrister of Gray's Inn, where he was the Bacon Scholar, Foundation Scholar in Law of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, and Senior Lecturer in Law at the Victoria University of Manchester. A remarkably prolific author, he published notable works on charities, equity, legal history, trusts and international law. CONTENTS FOREWORD I. THE BASTARDY OF FALCONBRIDGE II. SHYLOCK AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMON LAW III. HENRY VIII AND HIS COUNCIL IV. LOCAL JUSTICE IN SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS V. INTERNATIONAL LAW IN SHAKESPEARE VI. THE LAW OF DEBT IN SHAKESPEARE VII. MEASURE FOR MEASURE: THE PROBLEM OF CRIME VIII. THE TITLE TO THE CROWN IN THE HISTORIES IX. SHAKESPEARE'S VIEW OF THE ENGLISH KINGSHIP X. THE TRIAL OF HERMIONE XI. LORD CHIEF JUSTICE GASCOIGNE XII. RICHARD II. AND THE TRIAL OF THE EARL OF ESSEX XIII. TRIAL BY BATTLE IN SHAKESPEARE XIV. HENRY GARNET, THE EQUIVOCATOR XV. THE TRIAL OF THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER FOR WITCHCRAFT XVI. THE DIVORCE OF QUEEN KATHARINE XVII. HENRY V.'S CLAIM TO THE FRENCH THRONE XVIII. THE DEATH OF HUMPHREY, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER INDEX INDEX TO PLAYS
