Crime, Desire and Law's Unconscious: Law, Literature and Culture

by David Gurnham

Book Overview

Sexual desire, and the possible dangers associated with its more extreme manifestations, provokes strong, albeit often contradictory reactions. Such reactions are a well-known stimulant of creative, juridical and scholarly activity, and the texts of law, literature and academic criticism respond to it in ways that suggest both of revulsion and fascination. But how are we to understand such responses, and what can they tell us about the relationship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138100234
• ISBN13: 9781138100237
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"