Before the Law

  • Sergia Adamo
Keywords: Law, Literature, Trial, Justice, Thematic Criticism

Abstract

The article provides an introduction both to the volume and to the field of study “Law and Literature”.

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Author Biography

Sergia Adamo

Insegna Teoria della Letteratura e Letterature comparate all’Università di Trieste. Tra le sue pubblicazioni, la cura dei volumi Between Law and Literature (con C. Bertoni, 2007), Culture planetarie? Prospettive e limiti della teoria e della critica culturale (2007) e Judith Butler: violenza e non-violenza (2009).

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Published
2012-12-01
How to Cite
Adamo, S. (2012). Before the Law. Between, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.13125/2039-6597/828

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