ABSTRACT
The law and literature movement contains several premises. The study of law in literature may provide insights or criticisms about the practice of law and law's effects upon different individuals or social groups. The new model Jurisprudence course provided less relevant evidence about the values of studying law as literature. We read neither theoretical texts that treat such questions nor judicial opinions that might reveal literary qualities. The inclusion of imaginative literature in a jurisprudence course produced at least one other significant value. This was our constant opportunity to engage in reflection, as one must when one engages in any reading, discussing or writing about imaginative literature. American legal education, including jurisprudence courses, pays relatively little attention to the important, complex issues of outsider jurisprudence that confront our contemporary society and law. The new model Jurisprudence course provided less relevant evidence about the values of studying law as literature.
