LAW 7335 - Law and Literature.

2 to 3 Credit Hours

Requirements: Students will be required to write three short papers during the semester and one substantial final work which, if satisfactory, may be used to fulfill the upper-level writing requirement.
Description
This is an elective course. Literature can provide a humanistic perspective for understanding law, affording insights into the nature of law and social justice. This course will examine the interplay of law and literature primarily through texts about crime and punishment. Each class will explore one or more interrelated themes, including the tension between law and equity, authority and legitimacy, retribution and redemption, civic duty, revenge and betrayal. Readings will include works by Sophocles, Shakespeare, Melville, Conrad, Camus, Fugard, Traver, Glaspell and others.