The Structures of Law and LiteratureDo law and literature really have anything to say to each other? Until now, that threshold question has vexed law and literature studies. This revolutionary work provides a bold new answer, showing how law and literature spring from the same cultural impulses. Drawing on the archetypal criticism of Northrop Frye, the book takes a unique, quasi scientific approach to the subject, covering both law in literature and law as literature. The Structures of