Publication Date
1995
Journal
Northwestern University Law Review
Abstract
The article explores Grant Gilmore's ambivalent relationship with Oliver Wendell Holmes, particularly in The Death of Contract. Gilmore both praises Holmes's intellectual brilliance and critiques his formalistic approach to contract law. Drawing on Harold Bloom's The Anxiety of Influence, the analysis suggests that Gilmore engages in a struggle with Holmes's legacy, reflecting a mix of admiration and opposition, akin to how strong poets handle influential predecessors.
Volume
90
Issue
1
First Page
236
Last Page
253
Publisher
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
Disciplines
Contracts | Jurisprudence | Law | Law and Economics | Law and Society
Recommended Citation
Charles M. Yablon,
Grant Gilmore, Holmes, and the Anxiety of Influence,
90
Nw. U. L. Rev.
236
(1995).
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/faculty-articles/1480
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