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Courting failure : women and the law in twentieth-century literature
- Title
- Courting failure : women and the law in twentieth-century literature / Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson.
- Author
- Macpherson, Heidi Slettedahl.
- Publication
- Akron, Ohio : University of Akron Press, 2007.
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Details
- Description
- x, 294 p.; 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- Series on law, politics, and society
- Subjects
- American literature > 20th century > History and criticism
- Canadian literature > 20th century > History and criticism
- Legal television programs > History and criticism
- Courts in literature
- English literature > 20th century > History and criticism
- Women in literature
- Women > Legal status, laws, etc
- Law in literature
- Feminist literary criticism
- Legal films > History and criticism
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-285) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : literature, law, and desire -- Prison, passion, and the female gaze -- Pursuit of property : neoslave narratives and the law -- "Mother knows best" : women, children, and the law -- Staging the scene : women, drama, and the law -- Spectacular expectations : women, film, and the law -- Conclusion : courting success.
- Call Number
- JFE 08-321
- ISBN
- 9781931968478 (alk. paper)
- 1931968470 (alk. paper)
- 9781931968485 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1931968489 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2006039518
- OCLC
- 77004073
- Author
- Macpherson, Heidi Slettedahl.
- Title
- Courting failure : women and the law in twentieth-century literature / Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson.
- Imprint
- Akron, Ohio : University of Akron Press, 2007.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Series
- Series on law, politics, and society
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-285) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JFE 08-321