Shaped by stories : the ethical power of narratives / / Marshall Gregory

• Autore: Gregory Marshall W. <1940->
• Pubblicazione: Notre Dame, Ind., : University of Notre Dame Press, c2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 820.9/353
• Soggetto topico: English literature - Study and teaching; American literature - Study and teaching; Ethics in literature; Literature and morals
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title Page -- Shaped by Stories -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Reading for Life -- 2. What Is Ethical Agency, Why Should You Care, and What Do Stories Have to Do with Your Ethical Agency? -- 3. For Good or Ill -- 4. Stories and the Ethics of Experience -- 5. Judgment that Bites, Assent that Risks -- 6. Story as Companionship -- 7. Ethics of Narrative in a Practical Vein: Ethical Invitations in Katherine Anne Porter's "The Grave" -- 8. Ethics of Narrative in a Practical Vein Once More: Invitations to Misogyny in James Thurber's "The Catbird Seat" -- 9. Ethical Engagements Over Time: Reading and Rereading David Copperfield and Wuthering Heights -- 10. Postscript -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: In his latest book, Marshall Gregory begins with the premise that our lives are saturated with stories, ranging from magazines, books, films, television, and blogs to the words spoken by politicians, pastors, and teachers.He then explores the ethical implication of this nearly universal human obsession with narratives.
• Titolo autorizzato: Shaped by stories
• ISBN: 0-268-08060-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910960752303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Revisions: a Series of Books on Ethics Series