Jonathan Goldman, professor of English at New York Institute of Technology, is the author of Modernism Is the Literature of Celebrity and coeditor of Modernist Star Maps: Celebrity, Modernity, Culture.

A superior collection of essays."—English Literature in Transition"Brings together 15 essays that provide readers with a rigorous examination of the subject matter, deploying different attitudes towards the reading of literature and law. . . . An impressive collection."—Review of English Studies"The law and literature movement has enriched the study of both literature and law in many ways. . . . Joyce and the Law . . . illustrates these currents coming together in Joyce's writing."—James Joyce Quarterly"Brilliantly demonstrates how law and literature intermingle in Joyce's trajectory but also transcend the case study, opening the door to a new take on high modernist fiction."—Forum for Modern Language Studies"The essays of Joyce and the Law expand our understanding of the social milieu that Joyce manifested in his works. . . . [They] continue to reveal just how astute Joyce was as a reader of his world." —Irish Studies Review

• ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: James Joyce and the Law 1Jonathan GoldmanPart I. Legal Lives of Joyce's Characters1. Criminal Conversation: Marriage, Adultery, and the Law in Joyce's Work —Janine Utell2. Joyce and British Finance Law: Adrift on the Waters of International Investment —Carey Mickalites3. Joyce, the Aliens Act, and Immigration —Steven MorrisonPart II. Legal Regimes of Joyce's Spaces and Places4. National Languages and Neutral Idioms: Joyce among the Language Laws —Tekla Mecsnober5. Rights and Losses: The Ends of Minority Recognition in Joyce and International Law —Rich Cole6. Dublin Inc.: Municipal Corporation Reform in "Ivy Day in the Committee Room" —Celia Marshik7. "Nobody Owns": Ulysses, Tenancy, and Property Law —Andrew Gibson8. Pro Bono Publico: Urban Space in "Cyclops" —Robert BrazeauPart III. Joyce's Legal Languages and Sources9. "Eating orangepeels in the park": Largesse, Libel, and Public Action in Ulysses —Anne Marie D'Arcy10. The Law in/of Finnegans Wake: A Starchamber Quiry —Terence Killeen11. The Logos of Trademark: Joyce, Bass Ale, and Brand Insignias —Jonathan GoldmanPart IV. Circulation and Its Legalities12. Literature Meets Law in Court: The Trials of Ulysses —Joseph M. Hassett13. The Prestige of the Law: Revisiting Obscenity Law and Judge Woolsey's Ulysses Decision —Kevin Birmingham14. Ulysses as Deodand: Books, Automobiles, and the Law of Forfeiture —Robert Spoo15. The Past and Future of Joycean Copyright —Amanda GoldenList of ContributorsIndex