The Kinship and Demise of Poetry and Law: 1868-1927.
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2012-06
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The Ohio State University
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Using discourse from research databases, I have examined what both literary and legal scholars thought of the relationship of poetry and the humanities to legal education. My research discovered that poetry and law were once seen as interconnected, but due to effects such as the institutionalization of higher education, the introduction of the land-grand university, and the shift toward a more technical method of schooling. Moreover, the connection between law and poetry seemingly disappeared. I have also discovered what appears to be a new genre of poetry which I have dubbed "case poetry." It is a genre of poetry resembling didactic poetry that tells of case proceedings in a poem form. Moreover, the research also focuses on the poet D.L. Cady, as he is the case poet I have discovered thus far and serves as an embodiment of case poetry. So the results of this research display not only the turning away from poetry and the humanities with regard to legal education, but it also introduces a fresh and untouched genre of poetry.
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Poetry, Legal Research, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, American Literature, Case Poetry