04254nam 2200721 450 991046075800332120200520144314.00-231-54059-010.7312/ferg17536(CKB)3710000000576227(EBL)4187867(SSID)ssj0001603967(PQKBManifestationID)16313513(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001603967(PQKBWorkID)14809622(PQKB)10770812(MiAaPQ)EBC4187867(DE-B1597)468901(OCoLC)936117851(DE-B1597)9780231540599(Au-PeEL)EBL4187867(CaPaEBR)ebr11210419(CaONFJC)MIL901393(EXLCZ)99371000000057622720160525h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPractice extended beyond law and literature /Robert A. FergusonNew York :Columbia University Press,2016.©20161 online resource (350 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-231-17536-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The U.S. Constitution as Literature -- 2. The Place of Mercy in Legal Discourse -- 3. Immigration Law -- 4. Holmes and the Judicial Figure -- 5. The Opinion as Literary Genre -- 6. Ulysses in Government Hands -- 7. Lawyer Lincoln: The Making of Eloquence -- 8. Memorialization and the Spirit of Law -- 9. Precision in Persuasion -- 10. The Somers Mutiny and the American Ship of State -- 11. Invading Panama -- Coda -- Notes -- Cases Cited -- Index Written by a renowned literary critic and legal historian, Practice Extended illuminates the intricacies of legal language and thought and the law's relationship to society, literature, and culture. Robert A. Ferguson details how judicial opinions are written, how legal thought and philosophy inform ideas, and how best to appreciate a courtroom novel. With chapters touching on a wide range of subjects, including immigration, eloquence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Supreme Court case over James Joyce's Ulysses, Practice Extended provides an ambitious argument for the importance of language in law and a much-needed analysis of the often vexed relationship between law and literature.Ferguson challenges the notion of law as a hermetic enterprise only accessible to experts. He reveals the discipline's relationships to history, religion, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, and the visual arts, offering a rich account of how the law has shaped and has been shaped by communal thought. He also recognizes the critical role of literature and other outside views in showcasing the social problems that law takes up. Practice Extended reflects Ferguson's crucial role as a pioneer in developing the field of law and literature. His writing reminds us of the need for a critical approach to the law that draws on the insights of literature to better understand political and legal history and the documents, laws, and arguments that shape our present. At the same time, this volume also showcases the ways in which the law has been integrated into works of literature, from Billy Budd to contemporary courtroom thrillers.Law and literatureLaw in literatureJudicial opinionLawyers as authorsCulture and lawLaw and ethicsLegal storiesHistory and criticismElectronic books.Law and literature.Law in literature.Judicial opinion.Lawyers as authors.Culture and law.Law and ethics.Legal storiesHistory and criticism.809.933554Ferguson Robert A.1942-941199MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460758003321Practice extended2485446UNINA