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"Oaths, vows, contracts, and promises are among the most momentous actions human beings can perform, in art as well as life. Although virtually ignored by literary theorists, these obligations motivate plots, test characters, provide rhetorical occasions, structure ironies, and open thematic horizons. According to William Kerrigan, they had particular importance for Shakespeare.

After a discussion of promises in philosophy, law, psychology, politics, language, and ordinary life, the author presents detailed studies of Richard III, The Merchant of Venice, and Othello, and concludes with a brief visit to the swearing scene in Hamlet."--BOOK JACKET.

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Johns Hopkins University Press
Language
English
Pages
243

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Subjects
Christianity, Didactic drama, English, English Didactic drama, Ethics, Ethics in literature, History and criticism, Oaths in literature, Promises, Promises in literature, Religion in literature, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Promises, Swearing in literature, Vows in literature, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, criticism and interpretation, Thèmes, motifs, Morale, Dans la littérature, Promesses, Serments
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July 25, 2003, The Johns Hopkins University Press
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1999, Johns Hopkins University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-235) and index.

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Baltimore, Md

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
822.3/3
Library of Congress
PR3007 .K47 1999, PR3007.K47 1999

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 243 p. :
Number of pages
243

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OL35110M
Internet Archive
shakespearesprom0000kerr_s9y1
ISBN 10
0801861632
LCCN
99019683
OCLC/WorldCat
40753270
Library Thing
9549
Goodreads
4331573

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