Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida, and the Inns of Court revels

Description:

"In this study, W.R. Elton's research places the play in the historical context of the Inns of Court law-revels tradition. By close analysis of the text, Elton demonstrates his belief that Troilus and Cressida was written specifically for an audience of law students and lawyers and that the play manifests many of the elements of a law-revel, including misrule, inversion, mock rhetoric and logic, and mock trials. In so doing, he provides explanations for many of the puzzling and mysterious elements that have previously baffled critics."--Jacket.

subjects: History,  Theater audiences,  Troilus (Legendary character) in literature,  Trojan War,  Law students,  Inns of Court,  Cressida (Fictitious character),  Law and literature,  In literature,  Literature and the war,  Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, criticism, textual,  Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, troilus and cressida,  Théâtre,  Publics,  Histoire,  Étudiants en droit,  Troïlos (Personnage légendaire) dans la littérature,  Droit et littérature,  Cressida (Personnage fictif),  Dans la littérature,  DRAMA,  English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh,  Literature,  Troilus and Cressida (Shakespeare, William)

People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Places: England,  London,  Troy (Extinct city)

Times: 17th century