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About the Book

Ironically, at a time when more people than ever hire lawyers, few want to defend them. Daniel Kornstein, a practising attorney, finds in Shakespeare's drama the way toward a new respect for the profession and its place in contemporary society. Two-thirds of Shakespeare's plays have trial scenes; many deal specifically with points of law and lawyers. Inspired by numerous performances of Shakespeare, Kornstein considers how legal themes relate to contemporary issues. By discussing the plays in light of contemporary legal cases, Kornstein provokes thought about how law and civil justice are woven into modern society, just as they are on Shakespeare's stage. In Shakespeare, as in no other playwright, law, civil society and humanity unite with dramatic and rhetorical brilliance. Kornstein shows how a reacquaintance with the master playwright may kindle enthusiasm for contemporary law.

Table of Contents:
PrologueCh. 1Shakespeare and the Law3Ch. 2The First Thing We Do - Henry VI, Part 222Ch. 3A Scarecrow of the Law - Measure for Measure35Ch. 4Fie upon Your Law! - The Merchant of Venice65Ch. 5Skull of a Lawyer - Hamlet90Ch. 6Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is Dead! - Julius Caesar107Ch. 7The Lunatic, the Lover, the Poet - and the Lawyer? - A Midsummer Night's Dream125Ch. 8Old Father Antic the Law - Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2135Ch. 9Final Verdict on Richard III143Ch. 10Much Ado about Slander - Othello and Much Ado about Nothing156Ch. 11A Just and Open Trial? - The Winter's Tale176Ch. 12To Break Our Country's Laws - Richard II193Ch. 13Breath of an Unfee'd Lawyer - King Lear210Ch. 14Shakespeare the Scrivener?227Epilogue: Unacknowledged Lawgiver239Notes247Works Cited259Index265

About the Author :
Daniel J. Kornstein, President of the Law and Humanities Institute, is a founding partner of Kornstein Veisz & Wexler in New York City. He is the author of Thinking under Fire: Courtroom Lawyers and Their Impact on American History (Dodd Mead) and The Music of the Laws (Everest House).

Review :
"Kornstein's passionate love of Shakespeare and of law comes through on every page as he combines fascinating bits of legal history and ruminations of the role of law in society with perceptive exegeses of Shakespearean themes that still have great relevance today . . . . "—Marjorie Heins, Director and Staff Counsel, ACLU Arts Censorship Project "I thoroughly enjoyed Daniel Kornstein's book. Inventive, gracefully composed, Kill All the Lawyers is great reading. Even Shakespeare would nod his head approvingly."—Jack Valenti, President and CEO, Motion Picture Association of America "What can Shakespeare teach the law and lawyers? Only everything: How to use language, how to tell stories, how to think about justice. The first thing we do is master Shakespeare. And there is no better place to start or continue this joyous task than with Daniel Kornstein's spirited study."—Stephen Gillers, New York University School of Law


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780691032177
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 296
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 624 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0691032173
  • Publisher Date: 03 Jul 1994
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Shakespeare's Legal Appeal
  • Width: 197 mm


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