Damned If You Do Dilemmas of Action in Literature and Popular Culture |
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| Editor:
| Hrezo, Margaret S.
Parrish, John M. |
| Contribution by:
| Cantor, Paul
Johnson, Joel
McWilliams Barndt, Susan
Smith, Travis D.
Turner, Charles
Waggaman, A. Craig |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-3813-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $121.00 |
Book Description:
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These essays showcase the value of the narrative arts in investigating complex conflicts of value in moral and political life, and explore the philosophical problem of moral dilemmas as expressed in ancient drama, classic and contemporary novels, television, film, and popular fiction. From Aeschylus to Deadwood, from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Harry Potter, the authors show how the narrative arts provide some of our most valuable instruments for complex and sensitive moral inquiry.
These essays showcase the value of the narrative arts in investigating complex conflicts of value in moral and political life, and explore the philosophical problem of moral dilemmas as expressed in ancient drama, classic and contemporary novels, television, film, and popular fiction. From Aeschylus to Deadwood, from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Harry Potter, the authors show how the narrative arts provide some of our most valuable instruments for complex and sensitive moral inquiry.