The Moral of the Story: Literature and Public EthicsHenry T. Edmondson The contributors to The Moral of the Story, all preeminent political theorists, are unified by their concern with the instructive power of great literature. This thought-provoking combination of essays explores the polyvalent moral and political impact of classic world literatures on public ethics through the study of some of its major figures-including Shakespeare, Dante, Cervantes, Jane Austen, Henry James, Joseph Conrad, Robert Penn Warren, and Dostoevsky. Positing the uniqueness of literature's ability to promote dialogue on salient moral and intellectual virtues, editor Henry T. Edmonson III has culled together a wide-ranging exploration of such fundamental concerns as the abuse of authority, the nature of good leadership, the significance of "middle class virtues" and the needs of adolescents. This collection reinvigorates the study of classic literature as an endeavor that is not only personally intellectually satisfying, but also an inimitable and unique way to enrich public discourse. |
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... kind of praise when she writes that Henry James ' portrait of Hyacinth Robinson " succeeds in ... rendering the abject homosexual as a kind of nineteenth - century poster - child for same sex love , " I but it is difficult to imagine ...
... kind of praise when she writes that Henry James ' portrait of Hyacinth Robinson " succeeds in ... rendering the abject homosexual as a kind of nineteenth - century poster - child for same sex love , " I but it is difficult to imagine ...
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... kind of craft involving the " power to persuade , " just as car- pentry is a kind of craft that carries the power to construct . This persuasive power leads to conviction , but the craft itself does not distinguish between what is just ...
... kind of craft involving the " power to persuade , " just as car- pentry is a kind of craft that carries the power to construct . This persuasive power leads to conviction , but the craft itself does not distinguish between what is just ...
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... kind of blood ini- tiation into an intimate sacred brotherhood that will render equal all those in- volved . We few , we happy few , we band of brothers— For he today that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother ; be hene'er so vile ...
... kind of blood ini- tiation into an intimate sacred brotherhood that will render equal all those in- volved . We few , we happy few , we band of brothers— For he today that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother ; be hene'er so vile ...
Contents
Revolution | 15 |
The Teachings of Francesca | 27 |
Aliens Are Us? Walker Percys Response to Carl Sagan | 43 |
Copyright | |
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