{"product_id":"9781786691583-secondhand-joyce-in-court","title":"Joyce in Court","description":"Books about the work of  James Joyce  are an academic industry. Most of them are unreadable and esoteric. Adrian Hardiman's book is both  highly readable  and strikingly original. \n\nHe spent years researching Joyce's obsession with the legal system, and the myriad references to notorious trials in  Ulysses  and  Finnegans Wake . Joyce was fascinated by and felt passionately about miscarriages of justice, and his view of the law was coloured by the potential for grave injustice when policemen and judges are given too much power. Hardiman recreates the colourful, dangerous world of the Edwardian courtrooms of  Dublin and London , where the death penalty loomed over many trials. \n\nHe brings to life the eccentric barristers, corrupt police and omnipotent judges who made the law so entertaining and so horrifying. This is a  remarkable  evocation of a vanished world, though Joyce's scepticism about the way evidence is used in criminal trials is  still highly relevant .","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49330058920155,"sku":"9781786691583-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/39fa5874-941e-4bc4-a2cc-4f21a1c6e980.jpg?v=1789794964","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9781786691583-secondhand-joyce-in-court","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}