Joyce and the Law

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