Cannons and Codes
by Alison L. LaCroix (Editor)Jonathan S. Masur (Editor)Martha C. Nussbaum (Editor)Laura Weinrib (Editor)
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ISBN13: 9780197509371
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It can be said that western literature begins with a war story, the Iliad; and that this is true too of many non-Western literary traditions, such as the Mahabharata. And yet, though a profoundly human subject, war often appears to be by definition outside the realm of structures such as lawand literature. When we speak of war, we often understand it as incapable of being rendered into rules or words. Lawyers struggle to fit the horrors of the battlefield, the torture chamber, or the makeshift hospital filled with wounded and dying civilians into the framework of legible rules andshared understandings that law assumes and demands. In the West's centuries-long effort to construct a formal law of war, the imperative has been to acknowledge the inhumanity of war while resisting the conclusion that it need therefore be without law. Writers, in contrast, seek to find the humanwithin war--an individual story, perhaps even a moment of comprehension. Law and literature might in this way be said to share imperialist tendencies where war is concerned: toward extending their dominion to contain what might be uncontainable.Law, literature, and war are thus all profoundly connected - and it is this connection this edited volume aims to explore, assembling essays by preeminent scholars to discuss the ways in which literary works can shed light on legal thinking about war, and how a deep understanding of law can lead tointerpretive insights on literary works. Some of the contributions concern the lives of soldiers; others focus on civilians living in war zones who are caught up in the conflict; still others address themselves to the home front, far from the theatre of war. By collecting such diverse perspectives,the volume aims to illuminate how literature has reflected the totalizing nature of war and the ways in which it distorts law across domains.
| ISBN-13 | 9780197509371 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0197509371 |
| Weight | 1.42 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.30 x 1.20 x 6.40 In |
| List Price | $92.00 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Pages | 336 pages |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Published On | 2021-03-16 |
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