Lewis H. LaRue

West on Story and Theory

Robin West1 is one of our most creative legal thinkers, and I, for one, am constantly inspired by her work; she shows us new ways to see. Her new book collects into a single volume nine essays published in the recent past over more or less a decade. As one would expect from such an author, the collection has a unifying theme, and, consequently, one is invited to reflect on the brilliance of Wests performance over this last decade of our lives so as to assimilate the lessons she

Posner on Literature

Judge Richard A. Posner has expanded the scope of his writing. We have previously known him as one of the leaders in law and economics. He is now moving into the field of law and literature. His offering is an article, Law and Literature: A Relation Reargued, which has been published in the Virginia Law Review. As one might expect, he performs intelligently. Posner is well read in literature; he displays a genuine love for that which he has read; and he writes with wit and grace. In short, in law and literature, as in law and economics, Posner is a force to be reckoned with. The evidence for these assertions can be found in the article: his comments on W.B.