Law's Stories: Narrative and Rhetoric in the Law

Law's Stories: Narrative and Rhetoric in the Law by Brooks, Professor Peter. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780300066753.

In this notable volume, well-known authorities from the worlds of law and literature take a probing look at how and why stories are told in the law. Such experts as Alan Dershowitz, Martha Minow, Janet Malcolm, Catharine MacKinnon, and John Hollander discuss how narratives presented at trials and in Supreme Court opinions are told and listened to, and how they affect legal thinking and judgment.