Law and literature

Law and literature

by Posner, Richard A.

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Among the new elements of this revision are literary plagiarism, the law as depicted in films, television, and popular fiction, and the 'edifying' school of law and literature, which argues that literature can sharpen the moral sense of lawyers and judges.

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  • Full title :Law and literature / Richard A. Posner.

Summary

Among the new elements of this revision are literary plagiarism, the law as depicted in films, television, and popular fiction, and the 'edifying' school of law and literature, which argues that literature can sharpen the moral sense of lawyers and judges.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2009.
  • Edition:3rd ed

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xvi, 570 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780674054417, 0674054415
  • oclc:ocn654448775
  • LC Classification:PN56.L33
  • Dewey Decimal:809/.933554

Table of Contents

Reflections of law in literature -- Law's beginnings: revenge as legal prototype -- Antinomies of legal theory -- The limits of literary jurisprudence -- Literary indictments of legal injustice -- Two legal perspectives on Kafka -- Penal theory in Paradise lost -- Interpreting contracts, statutes, and constitutions -- Judicial opinions as literature -- Literature as a source of background knowledge for law -- Improving trial and appellate advocacy -- But can literature humanize law? -- Protecting nonwriters -- Protecting (other) writers -- Conclusion. Law and literature: A manifesto.

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Subjects

Bellettrie Criticism, interpretation, etc Droit dans la littérature Droit et littérature Juridik och litteratur Law -- General Law and literature Law in literature Legal stories Legal stories -- History and criticism Literary Criticism -- General Literatur Recht Rechtstaal Rechtstheorie TRAVEL -- Special Interest

Writers

Posner, Richard A.

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