The play and the conscience of the king: literature, democracy and the education of lawyers

Authors

  • José Garcez Ghirardi FGV Direito SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21119/anamps.21.53-67

Keywords:

law and literature, democracy, condition of intelligibility, narrative

Abstract

The hierarchy of values, which is a condition of intelligibility to any literary narrative, makes literature a prime tool for the education of lawyers – especially those living under democratic regimes and engaged in perfecting them. In presenting as inextricably linked conditions for intelligibility and ethical assessment, literary discourse often allows to understand, with greater force than do legal and social theories, the major tensions involving Law in practice.

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Author Biography

José Garcez Ghirardi, FGV Direito SP

Graduado em Direito pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Mestre e Doutor em Estudos Linguísticos e Literários em Inglês pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Pós-doutorado pela Universidade de Campinas (UNICAMP-SP). Professor em tempo integral da FGV Direito SP. CV Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2258433269720331

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Published

2016-08-24

How to Cite

GHIRARDI, José Garcez. The play and the conscience of the king: literature, democracy and the education of lawyers. ANAMORPHOSIS - International Journal of Law and Literature, Porto Alegre, v. 2, n. 1, p. 53–67, 2016. DOI: 10.21119/anamps.21.53-67. Disponível em: https://periodicos.rdl.org.br/anamps/article/view/213. Acesso em: 11 jun. 2026.

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2016): janeiro-junho

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