The emergence of an interdisciplinary study of law and literature is one of the most exciting theoretical developments taking place in North America and Britain. In Law and Literature: Possibilities and Perspectives Ian Ward explores the educative ambitions of the law and literature movement, and its already established critical, ethical and political potential. He reveals the law in literature, and the literature of law, in key areas of literature, from Shakespeare to Beatrix Potter to Umberto Eco, and from feminist literature to children's literature to the modern novel, drawing out the interaction between rape law and The Handmaid's Tale, and the psychology of English property law and The Tale of Peter Rabbit. This original book defines the developing state of law and literature studies, and demonstrates how the theory of law and literature can illuminate the literary text.

The interdisciplinary theory of law and literature, and its application to the literary text.
Reviews
"...Ward does an extremely credible job of canvassing the field....Ward has made a valuable contribution to the literature, providing a landing upon which one can rest before continuing the ascent." Steven Richman, American Book Review
"As an overview of and introduction to contemporary controversies Ward does admirably well..." Harvard Review



Book Information
ISBN 9780521058506
Author Ian Ward
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 459g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 17mm