Examining modern jurisprudence theory, statutory law, and the family within the modern Gothic novel, Anne Quéma shows how the forms and effects of political power transform as one shifts from discourse to discourse.

Anne Quéma is a professor in the Department of English and Theatre at Acadia University.

“Power and Legitimacy confidently manipulates intellectually diverse and difficult sources, incorporating a vast canon of critical literature, to make an innovative argument about the nature of law and its relationship with legal subjects. Quéma’s writing is elegant and sharp.”

Desmond Manderson, College of Law, Australian National University:

“Quéma’s work is an original and highly sophisticated contribution to the field of law and literature. It is extremely well written, clearly argued, and full of powerful and succinct critical analyses of legal and literary texts.”