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.