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The Second Best Bed: Shakespeare's Will in a New Light (Contributions to the Study of World Literature)
The Second Best Bed Shakespeare's Will in a New Light - Contributions to the Study of World Literature Author:Joyce Rogers Joyce Rogers sheds new light upon Shakespeare's last public words through her study of medieval and Renaissance ecclesiastical and testamentary laws and custom. Professor Rogers concludes that the will was correct, incontestable, and conventional. She also shows how it was designed to serve the best interests of the women and children in his fam... more »ily as well as the friends named therein.« less