Sentencing parricides: text and context; rhetoric and silence

Robertshaw, Paul 2003. Sentencing parricides: text and context; rhetoric and silence. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law 16 (1) , pp. 1-14. 10.1023/A:1022465830667

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Abstract

This article considers the sentencing of two eighteenth century parricides, one committed by a daughter, the other by a son. In each case the sentencing remarks are first subject to generic analysis, derived from the work of Rukiya Hasan and Susan Urmston Philips. Within those thematic structures there is a traditional rhetorical analysis. By combining both types of analysis one can demonstrate the salient features of each set of judicial remarks. The focus of the article then shifts from these texts to their contexts, and reveals features in their offence narratives which have been omitted in these otherwise powerful rhetorical utterances. Explanations for these silences are given.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Law
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	0952-8059
Last Modified:	10 Oct 2017 16:03
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/66829

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