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Literature and the Law
A unique book that explores the intersections of law and literature through engaging and entertaining stories, book chapters, poems, plays, and articles along with discussion topics, Literature and the Law is the only available book of its kind. This text covers a comprehensive variety of topics in law and literature utilizing shorter, thought-provoking, less canonical works of fiction from such authors as Herman Melville, Harper Lee, Agatha Christie, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Cynthia Ozick, Albert Camus, and more. This approach welcomes students to develop fresh ideas through exposure to writers and stories primarily new to them. The accessibility and adaptability of this text will make it a new classroom favorite for you and your
Engaging discussion questions following each story prompt instructors and students, alike, to explore a wide range of professional ethics, justice, the lives of lawyers, the role of lawyers, the legal system, the psychology of lawyering, philosophy, and more An extensive, annotated list of complementary readings at the end of each chapter offers teachers and students a rich and varied choice beyond the selected texts An adaptable nature makes it suitable for a wide variety of teaching schemes and literary tastes. It reinforces the strengths that teachers bring to the subject while filling in background information and offering texts for those areas with which they are less familiar, making it an ideal source for professors to integrate into their current teaching materials A thoroughly detailed Teacher's Manual discusses various approaches to each chapter and includes author reflections based on more than 20 years of classroom experience
Engaging discussion questions following each story prompt instructors and students, alike, to explore a wide range of professional ethics, justice, the lives of lawyers, the role of lawyers, the legal system, the psychology of lawyering, philosophy, and more An extensive, annotated list of complementary readings at the end of each chapter offers teachers and students a rich and varied choice beyond the selected texts An adaptable nature makes it suitable for a wide variety of teaching schemes and literary tastes. It reinforces the strengths that teachers bring to the subject while filling in background information and offering texts for those areas with which they are less familiar, making it an ideal source for professors to integrate into their current teaching materials A thoroughly detailed Teacher's Manual discusses various approaches to each chapter and includes author reflections based on more than 20 years of classroom experience
624 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
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December 13, 2014
Morawetz includes several fantastic stories written by great authors like Herman Melville, Franz Kafka and more. However, it was disappointing to see several grammatical errors scattered throughout Morawetz's writing. None the less, he provides a generally good collection of short stories that exhibit the connection between literature and the law.
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