Publication Date

1994

Journal

Law Text Culture

Abstract

The article explores the intersection of law and literature, focusing on how 19th-century novels, particularly those by authors like Dostoevski, Flaubert, and Dickens, incorporate legal themes to reflect broader societal and philosophical concerns. It argues that the legal process, as depicted in these works, often mirrors the novelistic enterprise itself, with both involving the reconstruction of reality through narrative and language. The article highlights how the codification of law in 19th-century Europe influenced literary themes, particularly the tension between "judgement" and "wit," and how this tension reflects the relativism and self-conscious formalism of modern literature.

Volume

1

First Page

28

Last Page

39

Publisher

Legal Intersections Research Centre

Disciplines

Law | Law and Gender | Law and Politics

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