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Cross-Examinations of Law and Literature

Cooper, Hawthorne, Stowe, and Melville

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Examining antebellum American fiction through the lens of legal thought, this work reveals the interplay between literature and contemporary legal issues. Each chapter focuses on specific texts, such as Cooper's and Hawthorne's works addressing property law, Melville's explorations of slavery and worker exploitation, and Stowe's critique of societal norms. The analysis highlights how these literary pieces both reflect and challenge the legal ideologies of their time, culminating in a discussion of legal formalism's rise post-Civil War through Melville's "Billy Budd."

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Cross-Examinations of Law and Literature, Brook Thomas

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2007
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Titul
Cross-Examinations of Law and Literature
Podtitul
Cooper, Hawthorne, Stowe, and Melville
Jazyk
anglicky
Rok vydania
2007
Väzba
mäkká
Počet strán
316
ISBN13
9780521409704
Hodnotenie
4,5 z 5
Anotácia
Examining antebellum American fiction through the lens of legal thought, this work reveals the interplay between literature and contemporary legal issues. Each chapter focuses on specific texts, such as Cooper's and Hawthorne's works addressing property law, Melville's explorations of slavery and worker exploitation, and Stowe's critique of societal norms. The analysis highlights how these literary pieces both reflect and challenge the legal ideologies of their time, culminating in a discussion of legal formalism's rise post-Civil War through Melville's "Billy Budd."