Troubling Confessions

Speaking Guilt In Law And Literature

by Peter (Yale University) Brooks
language: english
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, October of 2001 ‧
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This text juxtaposes cases from law and literature to view the kinds of truth we associate with confessions, and why we both rely on them and regard them with suspicion. By questioning the truths of confession, Brooks challenges us to reconsider how we demand confessions and what we do with them.

Troubling Confessions

Speaking Guilt In Law And Literature

by Peter (Yale University) Brooks

Property Description
ISBN: 9780226075860
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Release Date: October of 2001
Language: English
Dimensions: 155 x 230 x 13 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 224
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > History of Literature
EAN: 9780226075860