Despite their apparent separation, law and literature have been
closely linked fields throughout history. Linguistic creativity is
central to the law, with literary modes such as narrative and
metaphor infiltrating legal texts. Equally, legal norms of good and
bad conduct, of identity and human responsibility, are reflected or
subverted in literature's engagement with questions of law and
justice. Law seeks to regulate creative expression, while literary
texts critique and sometimes openly resist the law. Kieran Dolin
introduces this interdisciplinary field, focusing on the many ways
that law and literature have addressed and engaged with each other.
He charts the history of the shifting relations between the two
disciplines, from the open affiliation between literature and law
in the sixteenth-century Inns of Court to the less visible links of
contemporary culture. Originally published in 2007, this book
provides an accessible guide to one of the most exciting areas of
interdisciplinary scholarship.
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