The Invention of Suspicion
Author | : Lorna Hutson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2007-12-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199212439 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199212430 |
Rating | : 4/5 (430 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Invention of Suspicion by : Lorna Hutson
Download or read book The Invention of Suspicion written by Lorna Hutson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-12-13 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lorna Hutson argues that changes in the English justice system in the sixteenth century towards greater participation (by JPs and jurors) had a decisive impact on English Renaissance drama. Her nuanced and closely researched book sheds new light on much of what we take for granted about character and plot in Shakespearean drama.