The Routledge Companion To Literature And Human Rights

First published 2016

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The Routledge companion to literature and human rights / edited by Sophia A. McClennen and Alexandra Schultheis Moore. -- First edition.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Human rights in literature. 2. Social justice in literature. 3. Law and literature. 4. Literature and society. 5. Literature--History and criticism. I. McClennen, Sophia A., author, editor. II. Moore, Alexandra Schultheis, author, editor. III. Title: Companion to literature and human rights. IV. Title: Literature and human rights.

PN56.H79R68 2015

809’.933581--dc23

2015002438

ISBN: 978-0-415-73641-1 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-315-77837-2 (ebk)