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The Resource Memory, imagination, justice : intersections of law and literature, David Gurnham

Memory, imagination, justice : intersections of law and literature, David Gurnham

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Through the creative use of literary analysis, this book provides a critical and highly original discussion of contemporary topics in criminal law and also in bioethics. The author uses popular and classical texts to shed fresh light on such controversial legal and ethical issues as passionate homicide and child pornography.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
viii, 215 pages
Contents
  • 'My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!' : Hamlet, hot blood and malice aforethought
  • 'She has her just deserts by your unjust act' : Electra, revenge and the (im)possibility of a just cause
  • 'Abandon every hope all you who enter' : punishment, communication and the longevity of the whole life sentence
  • 'What sharp teeth you have, grandmother!' : Grimm's tales of innocence and experience
  • Innocence, the image and the unseen paedophile : spotting indecency in images of children
  • 'I must not let anyone in : the seven dwarfs have forbidden me to do so' : the violence of innocence
  • 'What they are, yet I know not : but they shall be the terrors of the earth' : nightmares of science/fiction
  • Science fiction and the sadness of biotechnology : deconstructing conservative nostalgia
Isbn
9780754691075
Instance
Label
Memory, imagination, justice : intersections of law and literature
Title
Memory, imagination, justice
Title remainder
intersections of law and literature
Statement of responsibility
David Gurnham
Title variation
Intersections of law and literature
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Through the creative use of literary analysis, this book provides a critical and highly original discussion of contemporary topics in criminal law and also in bioethics. The author uses popular and classical texts to shed fresh light on such controversial legal and ethical issues as passionate homicide and child pornography.--
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Gurnham, David
Dewey number
809.933554
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Law, justice, and power series
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  • Law and literature
  • Law in literature
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Memory, imagination, justice : intersections of law and literature, David Gurnham
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-212) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier.
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text
Content type code
  • txt
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rdacontent.
Contents
'My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!' : Hamlet, hot blood and malice aforethought -- 'She has her just deserts by your unjust act' : Electra, revenge and the (im)possibility of a just cause -- 'Abandon every hope all you who enter' : punishment, communication and the longevity of the whole life sentence -- 'What sharp teeth you have, grandmother!' : Grimm's tales of innocence and experience -- Innocence, the image and the unseen paedophile : spotting indecency in images of children -- 'I must not let anyone in : the seven dwarfs have forbidden me to do so' : the violence of innocence -- 'What they are, yet I know not : but they shall be the terrors of the earth' : nightmares of science/fiction -- Science fiction and the sadness of biotechnology : deconstructing conservative nostalgia
Control code
FIEb17868440
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
viii, 215 pages
Isbn
9780754691075
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1062071222
Label
Memory, imagination, justice : intersections of law and literature, David Gurnham
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-212) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
'My thoughts be bloody, or be nothing worth!' : Hamlet, hot blood and malice aforethought -- 'She has her just deserts by your unjust act' : Electra, revenge and the (im)possibility of a just cause -- 'Abandon every hope all you who enter' : punishment, communication and the longevity of the whole life sentence -- 'What sharp teeth you have, grandmother!' : Grimm's tales of innocence and experience -- Innocence, the image and the unseen paedophile : spotting indecency in images of children -- 'I must not let anyone in : the seven dwarfs have forbidden me to do so' : the violence of innocence -- 'What they are, yet I know not : but they shall be the terrors of the earth' : nightmares of science/fiction -- Science fiction and the sadness of biotechnology : deconstructing conservative nostalgia
Control code
FIEb17868440
Dimensions
25 cm.
Extent
viii, 215 pages
Isbn
9780754691075
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1062071222

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