LAWL 340 - Law and Literature

Institution:

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Law And Legal Elements

Description:

Explores legal themes from a literary perspective across a range of novels, essays, plays, and other narratives. Examines literary devices such as point of view, irony, allusion, and symbolism as well as rhetorical strategies to achieve a richer understanding. Provides legal, historical, and political context as necessary to discern the intention of the author, establish the characteristics of trials, contracts, wills, and other law-related concepts in literature, and compare them with contemporary legal climate.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.commonwealthu.edu/

Phone Number:

(570) 389-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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