Showing results for "The Trial" in Literary History & Criticism

One of the great works of the twentieth century, Kafka's The Trial has been read as a study of political power, a pessimistic religious parable, or a crime novel where the accused man is himself the problem. In it, a man wakes up one morning to find himself under arrest for an offence which is never explained. Faced with this ambiguous but threatening situation, Josef K. gradually succumbs to its psychological pressure.

In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town. In a searing portrait of a community engulfed by panic—with ruthless prosecutors, and neighbors eager to testify against neighbor—The Crucible famously mirrors the anti-Communist hysteria that held the United States in its grip in the 1950’s.

The Trial Watchers podcast is a show about true crime fans, for true crime fans!Co-hosts Mike Petchenik and Melissa Gordon will bring you stories of passionate trial watchers and learn why they're so into the genre.Melissa was first sucked into Alex Murdaugh case after traveling to the low country with a friend to shoot some photos for a coffee table book.Melissa's chance encounter with court clerk Becky Hill led to a roller coaster relationship that resulted in a tell-all book that went viral for all the wrong reasons.Melissa, her husband Neil, and Mike collaborated with other trial watchers ...

Trial School’s Top Shelf is a unique book club experience that will make you a better trial lawyer. We take amazing books that are fun to read, and we use them to identify the factors that influence key trial moments. You will see how amazing lawyers (both real and fictional) won cases. And it’s fun!