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Autore |
Schuman Sharon <1946-> |
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Freedom and dialogue in a Polarized World / / Sharon Schuman |
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©2014 |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : University of Delaware Press, , 2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Liberty in literature |
Decision making in literature |
Autonomy in literature |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 Introducing Dialogic Freedom; 2 A Father Begs for His Son's Corpse in the Iliad; 3 Passion and Freedom in Dante's Inferno; 4 Deaf to Shylock in The Merchant of Venice; 5 The Virtuosity of Satan in Paradise Lost; 6 Shaping the Master's Vision in "Benito Cereno"; 7 The Grand Inquisitor's Silent Christ; 8 Goading the Reader of "In the Penal Colony"; 9 Freedom under Impossible Conditions in Beloved; 10 Freedom under Construction in a Polarized World; Epilogue; Appendix A: Theoretical Roots of Dialogic Freedom |
Appendix B: Discussion Guide for Teachers, Students, and Book GroupsGlossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Freedom and Dialogue in a Polarized World</span><span> argues that our most cherished ideas about freedom-being left alone to do as we please, or uncovering the truth</span><span>-</span><span>have failed us. They promote the polarized thinking that blights our world. Rooted in literature, political theory and Mikhail Bakhtin's theories of language, this book introduces a new concept: dialogic freedom. This concept combats polarization by inspiring us to feel freer the better able we are to see from the perspectives of others. To say that freedom is di |
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