Criminals as animals from Shakespeare to Lombroso /

Olson, Greta,

Criminals as animals from Shakespeare to Lombroso / Greta Olson. - 1 online resource (366 pages) : illustrations. - Law & literature, volume 8 2191-8457 ; . - Law & literature (De Gruyter) ; volume 8. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

part I. Creating 'criminal beasts' in early modern literature and law -- part II. Humanizing animals and 'animalizing' the lower orders during the long eighteenth century -- part III. Reinstating the 'criminal beast' during the nineteenth century.

9783110339840 (e-book)


Criminology.
Metaphor in literature.


Electronic books.

HV6030 / .O47 2013eb