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The letters and the law : legal and literary culture in late Imperial Russia / Anna Schur.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schur, Anna, author.
- Series:
- Studies in Russian Literature and Theory
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Russian literature--19th century--History and criticism.
- Russian literature.
- Law in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (237 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Schur, Anna The Letters and the Law
- ISBN:
- 9780810144958
- OCLC:
- 1303074958
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