In its exploration of legal issues presented in novels of the Brontë sisters,this book represents a significant and original contribution to the study, not just of the Brontës and the mid-nineteenth century 'woman's novel', but alsothe situation of women in nineteenth century English law and the debates which moved around its prospective reform. IAN WARD Professor of Law at Newcastle University, UK, having previously taught at the Universities of Durham, Sussex and Dundee. He has also held visiting positions at the Universities of Iowa, Montpellier, Lisbon, Alberta and most recently the Centre for Advanced Studies at the Ludwig-Maxmilien Universityin Munich, Germany. His previous publications in the area of 'law and literature', include 'Law and Literature: Possibilities and Perspectives' (Cambridge UP, 1995), 'Shakespeare and the Law' (Butterworths, 1999) and' Law, Text, Terror' (Cambridge UP, 2009). INDICE: Acknowledgements - Introduction: The Brontë Cases - Huntingdon v Huntingdon - Heathcliff's Case - The Rochester Wives - The State and Shirley Keeldar - Conclusion: The Trials of Lucy Snowe - Bibliography - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-25147-2
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 208
- Fecha Publicación: 16/12/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés