ENGL 4520 - Literature and the Law

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1102 with a grade of “C” or better and successful completion with a grade of “C” or better of one 3000-4000 level ENGL course OR 3000 level CJCR course, OR 3000 level POLS course
It is often in art that we find reality and often in reality that we find art. In this course, students will explore the fascinating and compelling connection between literature and the law. By examining the role and function of narrative within the law and the way it is administered and the role and function of law in works of literature, students will come to a better understanding and appreciation for both the law and the way in which literature expresses and affects societal forces. Issues such as crime and punishment, outlawry, justice, heroism and villainy, power and authority, race and gender, revenge and social order will be considered, among others.,