Riding the Black Ram - Law, Literature, and Gender

Zusatztext "In uncovering the feminine concept of nostos and placing it alongside the more masculine nomos, Heinzelman sheds new light on the romance narrative. This brilliant book with a wide historical scope makes a very welcome addition to interdisciplinary studies in law and literature." Informationen zum Autor Susan Sage Heinzelman is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Center for Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She is the coeditor of Representing Women: Law, Literature and Narrative (1994). Klappentext "Riding the Black Ram" demonstrates how, despite the changing nature of the relationship between law and literature, gender stereotypes regarding the figure of the unruly woman persist. Zusammenfassung Riding the Black Ram demonstrates how, despite the changing nature of the relationship between law and literature, gender stereotypes regarding the figure of the unruly woman persist.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Heinzelman, Susan Sage Heinzelman
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.02.2010
• EAN: 9780804756808
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-5680-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: The Cultural Lives of Law; The Cultural Lives of Law
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law