this surge in the contemporary interest in interdisciplinary activities. In the words of the movement's high priest, Richard Posner, this intensified activity was the "new economics and law, whose"hallmark was the application to the legal system across the board. To say that law and economics took the academy by storm, at least in the United States, may be an understatement. Many law schools have at least one economist on their faculty Shortly thereafter, the law and literature movement emerged with the publication of James boyd White's seminal book, The Legal imagination. Like law and economics, this field rapidly expanded with the publication of substantial scholarship in the late 70 s and 80's' and differed from its earlier manifestations. Law and literature courses became a commonplace fixture in law school curricula. H.L. A Hart was the pioneer whose work created the mutuality of interests of philosophers and lawyers in jurisprudence, which has also grown beyond its traditional role in legal academia, perhaps a result of the profound impact of the work of John Rawls. Not only did traditional philosophy oflawefforts increase with the significant influence of scholars such as Ronald dworkin, but there was a huge increase with all the new jurisprudential movements that grew out of postmodern ideas. The Critical Legal Studies movement and its progeny produced an avalanche of scholarship and controversy to Nor was this expanded interest in interdisciplinary legal studies limited to the social sciences and 4. See Richard Posner, The Economic Approach to Law, 53 Tex L Rev. 757(1974-75) 5. See Richard A. Posner, Economic Analysis of Law 23(6 ed. 2003). He specifies the various fields and includes legal history. See id at 23, 253-70 6. James Boyd White, The Legal Imagination (1973) ichard Posner has provided a useful summary of this movement. See Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature: A derstood Relation 9-14(1988) in American Culture by of law and literature century, the numerous legal theme hakespeare sparked the interest of lawyers. See c. Richard Posner joined in this interdisciplinary activity. See eg Richard A. Posner, The Problems of 10. See Mark Kelman, A Guide to Critical Legal Studies(1984. See Richard Posner, The Economic Approach to Law, 53 Tex. L. Rev. 757 (1974-75). 5. See Richard A. Posner, Economic Analysis of Law 23 (6th ed. 2003). He specifies the various fields and includes legal history. See id. at 23, 253-70. 6. James Boyd White, The Legal Imagination (1973). 7. Richard Posner has provided a useful summary of this movement. See Richard A. Posner, Law and Literature: A Misunderstood Relation 9-14 (1988). 8. William Page dated the inception of law and literature as Wigmore’s 1907 publication of a list of legally related novels. See William H. Page, The Place of Law and Literature, 39 Vanderbilt L. Rev. 391(1986). He also noted Law and Letters in American Culture by Robert Ferguson, discussing the fusion of law and literature from 1765-1840. During the 19th century, the numerous legal themes in Shakespeare sparked the interest of lawyers. See C.K. Davis, The Law in Shakespeare (1883). 9. Again Richard Posner joined in this interdisciplinary activity. See, e.g. Richard A. Posner, The Problems of Jurisprudence (1990). 10. See Mark Kelman, A Guide to Critical Legal Studies (1987). 2 this surge in the contemporary interest in interdisciplinary activities. In the words of the movement’s high priest,Richard Posner, this intensified activity was the “new” economics and law,4 whose “hallmark”was “the application to the legal system across the board.”5 To say that law and economicstook the academy by storm, at least in the United States, may be an understatement. Many law schools have at least one economist on their faculty . Shortly thereafter, the law and literature movement emerged with the publication of James Boyd White’sseminalbook, The Legal Imagination. 6 Like law and economics, this field rapidly expanded with the publication of substantial scholarship in the late 70's and 80's7 and differed from its earlier manifestations.8 Law and literature courses became a commonplace fixture inlawschoolcurricula. H.L.A. Hart was the pioneer whose work created the mutuality of interests of philosophers and lawyers in jurisprudence, which has also grown beyond its traditional role in legal academia, perhaps a result of the profound impact ofthe work ofJohnRawls. Not only did traditionalphilosophyoflaweffortsincrease with the significant influence ofscholarssuchas Ronald Dworkin,9 but there was ahuge increase withallthe new jurisprudential movements that grew out of postmodern ideas. The Critical Legal Studies movement and its progeny produced an avalanche of scholarship and controversy.10 Nor was this expanded interest in interdisciplinary legal studies limited to the social sciences and