Law and Literature: Text and Theory

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Lenora Ledwon
Taylor & Francis, 1996 - 501 pāgines
Special features : All law schools that do not already have one in place are required to institute a course in Law and Literature. This new anthology is the first of its kind, and has been specifically designed to meet the requirements of a Law and Literature course * Selections from judges, lawyers, and professors of law give students an insider's view of the legal system * Chronological coverage-from Plato to such 20th-century writers as John Barth and Wallace Stevens-offers students a broad range of selections that examine the relationship between law, justice, ethics, and literature * Multicultural writings address the law's capacity for the oppression of individuals and groups, including women, Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanics, and homosexuals * Law and punishment-several selections examine this area from various points of view."--pub. desc.

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Continguts

How Law Is Like Literature
29
Interpretation in Law and Literature
47
A Relation Reargued
61
Law Literature and Feminism
91
One Contrast
127
Law Justice and Ethics
137
Trifles
151
PROSE FICTION
165
Chapter 43 The Verdict Adam Bede
317
PROSE NONFICTION
323
DRAMA
353
Act I Scenes 5 and 6 Bent
366
PROSE FICTION
377
Chapter 19 To Kill a Mockingbird
383
Lemorne versus Huell
389
PROSE NONFICTION
403

The Law The Floating Opera
174
PROSE NONFICTION
189
Apology
201
Law and Worldview
219
DRAMA
225
PROSE FICTION
251
PROSE NONFICTION
283
Law and Punishment
291
Act 4 Scene 1 The Merchant of Venice
297
PROSE FICTION
311
Big Mans Rules and Laws
420
Law Language and Narrative Structure
431
Excerpt from Act Two A Man for All Seasons
435
PROSE FICTION
443
Chapter XI Who Stole the Tarts?
454
PROSE NONFICTION
463
POETRY
469
PROSE FICTION
483
PROSE NONFICTION
495
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Sobre l'autor (1996)

Lenora Ledwon holds a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Notre Dame. She teaches law and literature and legal writing at Mercer Law School in Macon, Georgia, and has published articles in various journals.

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