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Literature and the Law in South Africa, 1910-2010 : the Long Walk to Artistic Freedom.

On the basis of institutional and poetological analyses of legal trials concerning literature held in South Africa during the period 1910-2010, this study describes how the battles fought in and around the courts between literary, judicial, and executive elites eventually led to a constitutional exc...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Laros, Ted
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Blue Ridge Summit : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2017.
Colección:Law, Culture, and the Humanities Series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgments ; List of Abbreviations ; Introduction: Literature in Law ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Part I: Legal Groundwork, 1910-55 ; Chapter One: Preparing the Ground for Autonomization ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Part II: Hesitant Legal Recognition, 1955-75 ; Chapter Two: The 1965 Trials: Wilbur Smith's <span style="font-style:italic;">When the Lion Feeds andCan Themba's "The Fugitives" ; Chapter Three: The 1974 Trial of André Brink's <span style="font-style:italic;">Kennis van die Aand ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Part III: Despite Rollback Efforts, Ongoing Recognition, 1975-80 ; Chapter Four: The 1978 Case of Etienne Leroux's <span style="font-style:italic;">Magersfontein, O Magersfontein! ; <span style="font-style:italic;">Part IV: Decisive Legal Recognition, 1980-2010 ; Chapter Five: (The Road to) Constitutional Autonomy ; Chapter Six: Conclusion ; Works Cited ; Index