Reading for the law British literary history and gender advocacy / Christine L. Krueger.
| Author/creator | Krueger, Christine L. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Charlottesville, Va. : University of Virginia Press, |
| Description | [xiii], 301 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Victorian literature and culture series Victorian literature and culture series. ^A254898 |
| Contents | Introduction : Theory, advocacy, and history -- Historiographies of witchcraft for feminist advocacy : historical justice in Elizabeth Gaskell's Lois the witch -- Witchcraft precedents as literary history : from The discoverie of witchcraft to Sir Matthew Hale -- The historical turn in witchcraft literature : from Enlightenment historiography to historical realism -- Theories and histories of agency : Mary Wollstonecraft's narrative of the reasonable woman -- Agency, equity, publicity : compos mentis in Charles Reade's Hard cash and lunacy commission reports -- Gendered credibility : testimony in fiction and indecent assault -- Women's legal literacy and pro se representation : from Griffith Gaunt to Georgina Weldon -- Concealing women's mens rea: advocacy for female prisoners and infanticidal mothers -- The secret agency of juries : forging resistance against sodomy prosecution. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-298) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009032569 |
| ISBN | 9780813928937 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0813928931 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780813928975 (e-book) |
| ISBN | 0813928974 (e-book) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |