Publication Date

12-1988

Journal

Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities

Abstract

The article engages in a critical dialogue with Robert Weisberg's work on the intersection of law and literature, particularly his skepticism toward the field's potential for sentimentality and his resistance to the literary text as a primary source of legal insight. The author argues that literature provides a unique lens for understanding the irrationalities and ethical dimensions of legal discourse, challenging Weisberg's dismissal of its value. The article contends that Law and Literature must embrace its subversive potential to critique legal assumptions and institutional language, while also addressing the broader cultural and epistemological challenges facing interdisciplinary scholarship.

Volume

1

Issue

1

First Page

69

Last Page

78

Publisher

Yale Law School

Disciplines

Jurisprudence | Law | Legal Profession

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