Description:
Poetics of the Legal Sea in English Renaissance Literature examines how early modern writers used imaginative literature to conceptualize the maritime laws that governed life at sea. Blending literary analysis with legal history and cognitive theory, the book reveals how the period's poetry and drama helped define the meaning of law in a maritime world.
Review Quotes:
"A fine, bold, and daring piece of scholarship. A feat of interpretive might, fascinating in its details, Poetics of the Legal Sea in English Renaissance Literature explores enduring alliances between the oceanic and nautical realms and the realities of early modern English legal, political, and literary pursuits. A must-read for students of the maritime humanities."--Josiah Blackmore, author of The Inner Sea: Maritime Literary Culture in Early Modern Portugal