Fables of the law : fairy tales in a legal context /
"What can fables and fairytales tell us of law, its practices and ideals? Drawing on real and metaphorical literary and jurisprudential accounts and practices of law, this volume reveals that law has recourse to fables and fairytales as moral exempla, as a new form of law and literature, found...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter,
2016
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| Series: | Law & literature (De Gruyter) ;
v. 13 |
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| Summary: | "What can fables and fairytales tell us of law, its practices and ideals? Drawing on real and metaphorical literary and jurisprudential accounts and practices of law, this volume reveals that law has recourse to fables and fairytales as moral exempla, as a new form of law and literature, found in diverse sources ranging from the fables of de La Fontaine and fairytales of Perrault and Grimm to the modern fairytales of 'True blood' and 'Harry Potter.'"-- |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 455 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9783110494723 3110494728 |
| ISSN: | 2191-8457 ; |