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.
La 4ème de couv. indique : "A pioneer in the law and humanities, James Boyd White here develops a way of criticzing the work of criticizing the work of judges that he then uses as the basis for a more general method of cultural criticism. White argues that analytic philosophy an…
"This study examines how the ancient Greeks decided questions of justice as a key to understanding the intersection of our moral and political lives. Combining contemporary political philosophy with historical, literary, and philosophical texts, it examines a series of remarkabl…
This study looks to the ways the Greeks decided questions of justice. Using Greek epic, law, drama, philosophy and forensic rhetoric over nearly six hundred years, it identifies the various 'scripts' of citizen life that inspired different philosophies of moral individualism and…
"This study examines how the ancient Greeks decided questions of justice as a key to understanding the intersection of our moral and political lives. Combining contemporary political philosophy with historical, literary, and philosophical texts, it examines a series of remarkabl…