Blackstone and His Commentaries: Biography, Law, History

Blackstone and His Commentaries: Biography, Law, History - Paperback

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Blackstone and His Commentaries: Biography, Law, History - Paperback

Blackstone and His Commentaries: Biography, Law, History - Paperback

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by Wilfrid Prest (Editor)

Among the most celebrated works in the Anglo-American legal tradition, William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-9) is currently attracting renewed scholarly interest. Whilst the Commentaries no longer dominate legal education, they continue to be regularly cited in superior courts throughout the common law world, besides providing a remarkably comprehensive account of public and private law in England on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution.

The life and character of Blackstone himself, the nature and sources of his jurisprudence and the impact of his great book are the main themes of the collection. Individual essays treat Blackstone's early architectural treatises and their relationship to the Commentaries; his idiosyncratic bibliophilia; his views of the role of judges, interpretation of statutes, the law of marriage, natural law, property law and the legalities of colonisation. Together with the dissemination and the reception of the Commentaries, Blackstone's bibliography and iconography also receive attention. Combining the work of both eminent and emerging scholars, this interdisciplinary venture sheds welcome new light on a legal classic and its continued influence.

Author Biography

Wilfrid Prest, Professor Emeritus in History and Law at the University of Adelaide, is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the Australian Academy of the Humanities, and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.

Number of Pages: 280
Dimensions: 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN
Publication Date: July 10, 2014
ISBN9781849466424
PublisherHart Publishing
GenreBiography and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedJuly 2014
LanguageENG- English
Pages280
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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