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Book SynopsisUsing principles from the anthropological theory of legal evolution, this book locates the works, which reflect crises in the evolution of Western law in their legal contexts and traces through them the gradual dissociation over the centuries of law and morality.
Trade ReviewWinner of the 1998 Christian Gauss Award, Phi Beta Kappa "An incisive and useful study... Theodore Ziolkowski has brought his broad interdisciplinary knowledge and discerning critical skills to [this] wide-ranging study."--Robert Hauptman, World Literature Today "A sweeping and intriguing handbook of law, literature, and history."--Robert F. Barsky, Literary Research/Recherche Litteraire "Informed and original... This challenging and engaging study has much to offer scholars, teachers, and students."--Choice
Table of ContentsPrefaceCh. 1Introduction3Ch. 2The Birth of Justice from the Spirit of Tragedy20Ch. 3The Ambivalence toward Pagan Law42Ch. 4The Role of Rome63Ch. 5The Disenchantment with Customary Law74Ch. 6The Reception of Roman Law in Germany98Ch. 7European Variations130Ch. 8Law and Equity I144Ch. 9Law and Equity II163Ch. 10The Attractions of Codification187Ch. 11The Modern Crisis of Law215Ch. 12Twentieth-Century Legal Evolutions241Notes273Index315
