idw – Informationsdienst Wissenschaft
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
idw - Informationsdienst
Wissenschaft
08/05/2013 - 08/05/2013 | Berlin
This talk presents a monograph of Jenkins recently issued by Ashgate Publishing (U.K. and U.S.A.): Inheritance Law and Political Theology in Shakespeare and Milton: Election and Grace in Early Modern Literature and Beyond. The book gives evidence that Shakespeare's plays reflect a consistent attitude toward Last-Will enforcement — and that this has something to do with proximity to the late-medieval crisis of belief in omnipotent divine will (nominalism). Shakespeare and Milton represent distinct cultural moments, each at a different remove from this nominalist trauma.
Ultimately, Jenkins argues, our continued fascination with these two poets owes something to their attitudes toward Last Will — although we have repressed the connection with nominalism and God's will.
The book joins this insight with arguments aimed at legal academics who write on property theory.
Biographical Information
Joseph S. Jenkins is Research Associate at the University of California, Irvine. He has taught Wills, Trusts, and Estates at the UCI School of Law and various courses in Shakespeare, Milton, and critical theory in the UCI Department of English. Jenkins holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from UCLA and a doctorate in law (J.D.) from UC Berkeley.
Information on participating / attending:
Date:
08/05/2013 18:00 - 08/05/2013 20:00
Event venue:
ZfL, Schützenstr. 18, 10117 Berlin, 3. Et., Trajekte-Tagungsraum
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Email address:
Relevance:
local
Subject areas:
Language / literature, Law
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture
Entry:
08/05/2013
Sender/author:
Sabine Zimmermann
Department:
Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung Berlin (ZFL)
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event44418
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