Suffering and Judging in <i>The Princess and the Pea</i>

Meyer, Linda Ross

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Suffering and Judging in The Princess and the Pea

Linda Ross Meyer

Quinnipiac University School of Law

October 19, 2012

Quinnipiac Law Review, Vol. 30, p. 489, 2012

Abstract:
This brief essay explores Hans Christian Andersen's story "The Princess and the Pea" for how it illuminates issues of suffering, compassion, victimization, political leadership, and mercy.

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Keywords: children's literature and law, compassion, suffering, victims, punishment, political leadership, mercy

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Date posted: October 19, 2012

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Meyer, Linda Ross, Suffering and Judging in The Princess and the Pea (October 19, 2012). Quinnipiac Law Review, Vol. 30, p. 489, 2012. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2164371

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