Staging the trials of modernism : testimony and the British modern literary consciousness /
Explores the interactions among literature, cultural studies, and the law through detailed analyses of select British modern writers including Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford and James Joyce. By tracing the relationships between the literature, authors, media and judicial procedure of th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
[2017]
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| Summary: | Explores the interactions among literature, cultural studies, and the law through detailed analyses of select British modern writers including Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, Ford Madox Ford and James Joyce. By tracing the relationships between the literature, authors, media and judicial procedure of the time, Barleben illuminates the somewhat macabre element of modern British trial process, which still enacts and reenacts itself throughout contemporary judicial systems of the British Commonwealth. Using little seen legal documents, like Ford's contempt trial decision, Staging the Trials of Modernism uncovers the conversations between the interior style of British Modern authors and the ways in which law began rethinking concepts like intent and the subconscious. Barleben's fresh insights offer a nuanced look into the ways in which law influences literary production. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 176 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1487501072 9781487501075 |