Memory, Imagination, Justice

'Too many legal scholars are dismissive of exploration beyond their own authors and authorities, but David Gurnham has made a thoughtful excursion into neighbouring texts and intellectual territories. His findings are sometimes controversial, always memorable. His book will hopefully encourage others to join in the search for justice by way of imagination."' Gary Watt, University of Warwick, UK and co-editor, Law and Humanities 'Memory, Imagination, Justice: Intersections of Law and Literature is a rewarding read. As well as taking a further step on the path of the open-ended relation between law and literature, the book also invites us to cast fresh eyes upon the moral controversies on which law is destined to have the last word.' Social and Legal Studies 'This focused and finely argued book is exemplary of a certain way of doing law and literature. Gurnham's text displays all the scholarly virtues of literary jurisprudence. ...Whilst Gurnham produces a compelling account of a kind of scholarship, the most disturbing and interesting parts of his text tend to point elsewhere: to what cannot be put into words.' International Journal for the Semiotics of Law '(A) truly innovative and outstanding piece of research. Memory, Imagination, Justice: Intersections of Law and Literature is a highly-recommended read. It has several merits in that it not only offers a useful wide-ranging reference point for academic and practising lawyers, philosophers and sociologists, it also provides a provocative and engaging addition to the existing body of literary jurisprudence.' Law and Humanities