Drawing on insights from literary theory and analytical philosophy, this book analyzes the intersection of law and literature from the distinct and unique persp

Contemporary legal reasoning has more in common with fictional discourse than we tend to realize. Through an examination of the U.S. Supreme Court’s written o

Fictions, Lies, and the Authority of Law discusses legal, political, and cultural difficulties that arise from the crisis of authority in the modern world. Is t

Fictional Discourse: A Radical Fictionalist Semantics combines the insight of linguistic and philosophical semantics with the study of fictional language. Its c

Scholars from many disciplines discuss the crucial roles played by narrative and metaphor in the theory and practice of law.