Felony And Misdemeanor: A Study In The History Of Criminal Law
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Long before the modern courtroom drama, the very concepts of felony and misdemeanor were forged in the crucible of medieval legal struggle — and Julius Goebel Jr.'s landmark work chronicles that formative process with unmatched scholarly rigor. Drawing on a vast range of primary sources spanning Anglo-Saxon, Frankish, and Norman legal traditions, this monumental study traces the origins of criminal law categories from the fragmented legal customs of early medieval Europe to their crystallization in English common law, arguing that the distinctions we take for granted today were not inevitable but deeply contingent on political power, feudal hierarchy, and ecclesiastical influence. Goebel's prose is meticulous and authoritative, presenting a masterwork of legal history that remains essential reading for scholars of jurisprudence, medieval history, and the philosophy of law. This 1976 University of Pennsylvania Press edition, with a new introduction by Edward Peters, reaffirms the text's enduring relevance, situating its arguments within contemporary historiographical debates. For anyone who has ever wondered why the law draws the lines it does between the grave and the trivial, Felony and Misdemeanor offers an answer that is as unsettling as it is illuminating.
Author: Julius Goebel, Jr.
Format: Paperback
Published: 1976, University of Pennsylvania Press
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Long before the modern courtroom drama, the very concepts of felony and misdemeanor were forged in the crucible of medieval legal struggle — and Julius Goebel Jr.'s landmark work chronicles that formative process with unmatched scholarly rigor. Drawing on a vast range of primary sources spanning Anglo-Saxon, Frankish, and Norman legal traditions, this monumental study traces the origins of criminal law categories from the fragmented legal customs of early medieval Europe to their crystallization in English common law, arguing that the distinctions we take for granted today were not inevitable but deeply contingent on political power, feudal hierarchy, and ecclesiastical influence. Goebel's prose is meticulous and authoritative, presenting a masterwork of legal history that remains essential reading for scholars of jurisprudence, medieval history, and the philosophy of law. This 1976 University of Pennsylvania Press edition, with a new introduction by Edward Peters, reaffirms the text's enduring relevance, situating its arguments within contemporary historiographical debates. For anyone who has ever wondered why the law draws the lines it does between the grave and the trivial, Felony and Misdemeanor offers an answer that is as unsettling as it is illuminating.