An English Tradition? The History and Significance of Fair Play
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/aaam467/
Author:
	Duke-Evans, Jonathan.
Type:
	Book Monograph
Year:
	2023
Publication Information:
	Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. xii + 444 pp.
Annotation:
	Discusses "fair play" ("idea of right and honorable conduct both in games and in a wide variety of other situations") as central to English national identity, tracing it back to medieval England. Considers how Shakespeare wrote figures who embodied fair play (Hector in Troilus and Cressida) and those who flouted it (Autolycus from Winter’s Tale). Traces meaning of “fair” as equitable among early modern writers, including Shakespeare, and Shakespeare’s use of “fair play,” including instance when Hector mistakenly assumes Greeks will play by same rules as Trojans.
Language:
	English
Tags:
	Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, The Winter's Tale, Troilus and Cressida
WSB Update:
	Spring 2025
WSB Record Number:
	aaam467