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The making of felony procedure in middle English literature /

This text is about felony prosecution in late medieval England, which it argues was shaped by literary and legal ideas. Medieval lawmen found felony distasteful, leaving its definition and prosecution to ordinary people. Wang argues they turned to literary dramatic, and religious sources for their i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wang, Elise (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Series:Law and literature (Oxford)
Subjects:
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism.
Crime in literature.
Law in literature.
Law, Medieval.
Littérature anglaise > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Histoire et critique.
Criminalité dans la littérature.
Droit dans la littérature.
Droit médiéval.
Medieval.
HISTORY.
Legal History.
LAW.
LITERARY CRITICISM.
Literature: history & criticism.
Literature.
felony, Middle English literature, legal history, criminal law, criminal procedure, Geoffrey Chaucer, trials, death investigations, evidentiary standards, witnesses
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This text is about felony prosecution in late medieval England, which it argues was shaped by literary and legal ideas. Medieval lawmen found felony distasteful, leaving its definition and prosecution to ordinary people. Wang argues they turned to literary dramatic, and religious sources for their ideas of evidence, proof, and guilt.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191967023
0191967025