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Shakespeare and the Economics of the Death Penalty

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2023
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Battell, S. E. (2023). Shakespeare and the Economics of the Death Penalty. Textual Practice, 37(11), 1670–1689. https://doi.org/10.1080/0950236X.2022.2111707

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This article pursues an economic reading of Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, arguing that the monetisation of stranger relations has been neglected in the criticism, yet the economic calculations in the text undermine the principles of hospitality and international asylum. Refugees, guests and other newcomers depend on the intersection of credibility and credit. Without friends or relatives nearby to vouch for them, the stranger’s personal history - the story that they tell about themselves - must speak for them and inspire trust a

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  • Battell, Sophie Emma
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37

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11

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1670

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1689

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Shakespeare, Derrida, death penalty, economics, immigration

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English

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2023-11-02

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2023-01-30

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0950-236X

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Hybrid

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38 since deposited on 2023-01-30
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73 since deposited on 2023-01-30
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Battell, S. E. (2023). Shakespeare and the Economics of the Death Penalty. Textual Practice, 37(11), 1670–1689. https://doi.org/10.1080/0950236X.2022.2111707

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