17thc Canon Law About Marriage in Measure for Measure

Alternative title
Episode 276
Synopsis
Weekly Podcast hosted by Cassidy Cash in which she explores Elizabethan England and Shakespeare’s world. This week Cynthia Greenwood, author of How Measure for Measure’s Bawdy Court Ethos Puts the Canon Law Revisions of 1604 on Trial, discusses the differences in canon and civil law that saw marriages such as that in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure being tried in the ecclesiastical courts (aka the ‘bawdy courts’).
Series
That Shakespeare Life
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Audio
Transmission details
31 Jul 2023
Duration
28 mins

Credits

Cast
Cassidy CashHost

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Measure for Measure
Subjects
History; Law; Shakespeare
Keywords
marriage

Online Availability

Online URL
https://www.cassidycash.com/canon-law-ep-276-cynthia-greenwood/
Online format
Streamed/Download

Production Company

Name

www.cassidycash.com

Email
cassidy@cassidycash.com
Web
https://www.cassidycash.com/ External site opens in new window
Notes
Also video blogs as The Shakespeare Girl via her own dedicate YouTube channel.

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "17thc Canon Law About Marriage in Measure for Measure". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av80253 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)