First edition published in 1988 : Law and literature : a misunderstood relation ; revised and enlarged edition published in 1998.
First edition published in 1988 : Law and literature : a misunderstood relation ; revised and enlarged edition published in 1998.
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.
The English Jacobin Novel on Rights, Property and the Law is a study of the radical novel's critique of the evolving social contract in the 1790s. Focusing on selected novels by Thomas Holcroft, Charlotte Smith, Elizabeth Inchbald, Robert Bage, William Godwin, Mary Hays, Mary Wo…
"The English Jacobin Novel on Rights, Property and the Law is a study of the radical novel's critique of the evolving social contract in the 1790s. Focusing on selected novels by Thomas Holcroft, Charlotte Smith, Elizabeth Inchbald, Robert Bage, William Godwin, Mary Hays, Mary W…
Law and literature reconsidered
by ProQuest (Firm), Sarat, Austin
fromStudies in law, politics and society
"The purpose of this special issue of "Studies in Law, Politics, and Society" is to examine the situation of law and literature. Once hailed as a promising new way to think about law and as opening a vital conversation about literature the question today is whether the law and l…