Poetic Justice and Legal Fictions
Author | : Jonathan Kertzer |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2010-03-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521196451 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521196450 |
Rating | : 4/5 (450 Downloads) |
Download or read book Poetic Justice and Legal Fictions written by Jonathan Kertzer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-03-25 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining a wide variety of texts including Shakespeare's plays, Gilbert and Sullivan's operas, and modernist poetics, Poetic Justice and Legal Fictions explores how literary laws and values illuminate and challenge the jurisdiction of justice and the law.