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245 10 a| Law in art :b| Melville's major fiction and nineteenth-century American law /c| Susan Weiner.;

300 a| 194 pages ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| American university studies. Series XXIV, American literature ;v| vol. 26;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-188) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Typee: An early look at the relationship between literature and law -- White-Jacket: or the world of ordered conflict -- Moby-Dick: Imaginative discourse as a challenge to legal discourse -- Pierre: The novel and legal formalism -- "Bartleby": Representation, reproduction and the law -- "Benito Cereno" and the failure of law -- Law, Literature, and the space between: The case of Billy Budd.;

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650 0 a| Lawz| United Statesx| History.=| ^A302927;

650 0 a| Law in literature.=| ^A131308;

830 0 a| American university studies.n| Series XXIV,p| American literature ;v| vol. 26.=| ^A314672;

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Law in art : Melville's major fiction and nineteenth-century American law / Susan Weiner.

Author/creator	Weiner, Susan, 1946-
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : P. Lang, ©1992.
Description	194 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Melville, Herman, 1819-1891--Knowledge. --Law. Law--United States. --History. Law in literature.

Series	American university studies. Series XXIV, American literature ; vol. 26 American university studies. Series XXIV, American literature ; vol. 26. ^A314672
Contents	Introduction -- Typee: An early look at the relationship between literature and law -- White-Jacket: or the world of ordered conflict -- Moby-Dick: Imaginative discourse as a challenge to legal discourse -- Pierre: The novel and legal formalism -- "Bartleby": Representation, reproduction and the law -- "Benito Cereno" and the failure of law -- Law, Literature, and the space between: The case of Billy Budd.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-188) and index.
LCCN	91032453
ISBN	0820416339

Law in art : Melville's major fiction and nineteenth-century American law / Susan Weiner.

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