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  1. Service and dependency in Shakespeare's plays
    Author: Weil, Judith
    Published: 2005
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England

    This is an unusual study of the nature of service and other types of dependency and patronage in Shakespeare's drama. Attentive to a range of historical sources and cultural issues, Weil also emphasizes the linguistic ambiguities created by service... more

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    This is an unusual study of the nature of service and other types of dependency and patronage in Shakespeare's drama. Attentive to a range of historical sources and cultural issues, Weil also emphasizes the linguistic ambiguities created by service relationships and their rich potential for interpretation on the stage

     

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    Content information
    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0521844053
    Subjects: Household employees; Dependency (Psychology) in literature; Master and servant in literature; Household employees in literature; Master and servant; Master and servant; Household employees
    Other subjects: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
    Scope: Online-Ressource (ix, 210 p), 24 cm
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-205) and index

    Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

    Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Introduction: "Slippery people"; CHAPTER 2 Sons, daughters, and servants; CHAPTER 3 Wives and servants; CHAPTER 4 Friends and servants; CHAPTER 5 Tragic dependencies in King Lear; CHAPTER 6 Freedom, service, and slavery in Macbeth; Epilogue: Some reflections on the Porter; Notes; Bibliography; Index