Lawsuit genre on trial: presence and function of lawsuit genre in Isaiah 40-48

"...The analysis of non-Deutero-Isaiah texts establishes this. The characteristics revealed in that study assist the form critical analysis of Isaiah 40-48. The discovery of trial speeches in Deutero-Isaiah leads to the question addressed by rhetorical criticism--what is the function of the ''trial speech''? This exploration led to conclusions concerning the style and intent of Deutero-Isaiah."