Shakespeare's Binding Language
Download or Read eBook Shakespeare's Binding Language PDF written by John Kerrigan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : John Kerrigan |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 635 |
Release | : 2016 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198757580 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198757581 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Shakespeare's Binding Language by : John Kerrigan
Book excerpt: Shakespeare's Binding Language is an innovative, substantial but highly readable study exploring the significance in Shakespeare's plays of oaths, vows, contracts, pledges and the other verbal and performative acts by which characters commit themselves to the truth of things past, present, and to come.