Literature and Social Morality: A Gandhian Overview - Hardcover

The purpose of the study is to discuss at length some novels and plays in English and American literature by writers with fecundity of knowledge and wisdom by critically analysing and understanding the flaws, limitations and inadequacies of laws, the judiciary and the penal system. The relationship between Literature and Law is examined under the overarching assumption that Literature serves a meaning social purpose. The Gandhian overview emphasizes ethical values which frame of reference of human societies. The book will be useful to students and teachers of literature and law and all others in a stable and just society.