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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781181403321

Autore

Weisbrod Carol

Titolo

Butterfly, the bride : essays on law, narrative, and the family / / Carol Weisbrod

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , c1999

ISBN

1-282-42273-1

9786612422737

0-472-02284-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Law, meaning, and violence

Disciplina

809/.93355

Soggetti

Law and literature

Legal stories - History and criticism

Narration (Rhetoric)

Families in literature

Marriage in literature

Domestic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-231) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The bride -- The couple -- Contracts -- The family -- Children -- Law -- Breaking the butterfly -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Uses fiction to enrich our understanding of the law that deals with marriage and the family