Law's Interior : Legal and Literary Constructions of the Self.

Cover -- Law's Interior -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The Quest for Autonomy: Modern Jurisprudence and the Oresteia -- 1. Autonomy as an Aspiration -- 2. The Oresteia and the Drama of Autonomy -- 3. Law and the Politics of Recognition -- 4. On Law and Literature -- 2 Dilemmas of the Self: Law and Confession -- 1. Confession in Law and Theory -- 2. Augustine and the Confessing Self -- 3. The Limited State and the Intricate Self -- 4. Law as Practice -- 3 Rationality and Imagination in the Law: Jürgen Habermas and Wallace Stevens -- 1. The Rationality of Law -- 2. Stevens on Evil -- 3. On Rights and the Individual -- 4. Law as an "Imagination of the Normal -- Conclusion: Law's Interior -- Index.

In Law's Interior, Kevin M. Crotty draws on several important literary works to offer a new model of the relationship between citizens and their laws, one that emphasizes the power of law to shape citizens and to foster--or discourage--their autonomy.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.