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This course will examine the relationship between law and literature. As many have observed, literature and law have much in common as well as much to teach each other. Topics this course will discuss include practices of interpretation, issues of authority, and the power of narrative. In addition to reading essays by scholars in the field, students will read a selection of judicial opinions, short stories, novels, and plays. Final grades will be based on class participation, three in-class essays, and a group project due at the end of the semester.