Courting failure : women and the law in twentieth-century literature / Heidi Slettedahl Macpherson.

Author/creator Macpherson, Heidi Slettedahl
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAkron, Ohio : University of Akron Press, 2007.
Descriptionx, 294 pages ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
American literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
Law in literature.
Women in literature.
Courts in literature.
Canadian literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
English literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
Legal films--History and criticism.
Legal television programs--History and criticism.
Feminist literary criticism.

SeriesSeries on law, politics, and society
Series on law, politics, and society. ^A491820
Contents Introduction : literature, law, and desire -- Prison, passion, and the female gaze -- Pursuit of property : neoslave narratives and the law -- "Mother knows best" : women, children, and the law -- Staging the scene : women, drama, and the law -- Spectacular expectations : women, film, and the law -- Conclusion : courting success.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 239-285) and index.
LCCN 2006039518
ISBN9781931968478 (alk. paper)
ISBN1931968470 (alk. paper)
ISBN9781931968485 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1931968489 (pbk. : alk. paper)