Literature and the Law of Nations, 1580-1680 /
Literature & the Law of Nations
by Christopher N. Warren.
- First edition.
- viii, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-271) and index.
The stakes of international law and literature -- From epic to public international law : Philip Sidney, Alberico Gentili, and "intercourse among enemies" -- Jacobean comedy and the anagnorisis of private international law -- The tragicomic law of nations : The Winter's Tale and the union -- From imperial history to international law : Thucydides, Hobbes, and the law of nations -- From Biblical tragedy to human rights : international legal personality in Grotius' Sophompaneas and Milton's Samson Agonistes -- "A problem from hell" : from Paradise Lost to the responsibility to protect.
European literature--History and criticism.--Early modern, 1500-1700 International law--History. Law in literature. European literature--History and criticism.--Renaissance, 1450-1600