1st Edition

Law and Literature A Study Based on Traditional Chinese Drama

By Zhu Suli Copyright 2025
284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

284 Pages
by Routledge

Based on the texts of traditional Chinese dramas such as The Orphan of Zhao , Liang Shangbo and Zhu Yingtai , The Injustice to Dou E , and The Fifteen Strings of Cash , the book aims to broaden the scope of law and literature in China. Adopting a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach of legal theory, literature, sociology, economics, and political science, the author analyzes some... Read more

1. The Consideration of Law and Literature in China  Part I Historical Changes  2. Revenge and Law: The Case of The Orphan of Zhao  3. Actors in Institutional Changes: Starting with the Tragedy of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai  Part II The System of “Administrating Justice”  4. The Tragedy of Dou E  5. Institutional Role and Competence  6. Honest Officials and the Mode of Rule by Man in Judicature  Part III Legal “Culture”  7. The Political and Legal System in the Spirit of “Morality Given Priority over Penalty”  8. Dramatic Space and the Shaping of Justice Value

Biography

Zhu Suli is a chair professor at Peking University, China. His research interests are jurisprudence, sociology of law, and law and literature.