Troubling Confessions: Speaking Guilt in Law and Literature

Troubling Confessions: Speaking Guilt in Law and Literature

by PeterBrooks (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: Chicago University Press
Published: 05 Nov 2001

ISBN 10: 0226075869
ISBN 13: 9780226075860