The letters and the law : legal and literary culture in late Imperial Russia / Anna Schur.

Author
Schur, Anna [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2022.
  • ©2022
Description
xi, 224 pages ; 23 cm.

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    Series
    • Studies in Russian literature and theory [More in this series]
    • Northwestern University Press studies in Russian literature and theory
    Summary note
    "Nineteenth-century Russian literature abounds in negative images of lawyers and the law. The Letters and the Law is the first book to frame the conflict between writers and lawyers as a competition for cultural authority"-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction
    • The Poet with a Briefcase: The Russian Lawyer's Quest for the Professional Ideal
    • The Russian Writer against the Polish Lawyer: Art, Authority, and Authenticity in the Kronenberg Courtroom and Beyond
    • "The Vir Bonus" and "the Premier Amoureux": The Lawyer's Eloquence under Attack
    • "The Novel of Circumstantial Evidence": Reinterpreting "A Judicial Error"
    • Conclusion.
    ISBN
    • 9780810144934 (paperback)
    • 081014493X (paperback)
    • 9780810144941 (hardcover)
    • 0810144948 (hardcover)
    LCCN
    2021061117
    OCLC
    1291583872
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