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The courtroom as forum : homicide trials by Dreiser, Wright, Capote, and Mailer

Title
The courtroom as forum : homicide trials by Dreiser, Wright, Capote, and Mailer / Ann M. Algeo.
Author
Algeo, Ann M., 1952-
Publication
New York : P. Lang, 1996.

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164 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
Homicide trial scenes in An American Tragedy, Native Son, In Cold Blood, and The Executioner's Song support the assertion that certain crimes represent the era in which they occur. The social issues addressed in the forum of the courtroom become more complex as the century progresses, moving from the destructiveness of the American Dream - and the social and economic stratifications that dream implies - to issues of race, religion, sexuality, psychiatry, and media involvement in the legal process.
Series Statement
Modern American literature ; vol. 1
Uniform Title
Modern American literature (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 1.
Subject
  • Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945
  • Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
  • Capote, Truman, 1924-1984
  • Mailer, Norman
  • American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism
  • Law and literature > United States > History > 20th century
  • Legal stories, American > History and criticism
  • Trials (Murder) in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-160) and index.
Contents
Ch. I. Dreiser's An American Tragedy -- Ch. II. Wright's Native Son -- Ch. III. Capote's In Cold Blood -- Ch. IV. Mailer's The Executioner's Song.
ISBN
0820427330 (alk. paper)
LCCN
95044270
OCLC
  • 33243175
  • ocm33243175
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries