Damned if you do dilemmas of action in literature and popular culture / edited by Margaret S. Hrezo and John M. Parrish.

Other author Hrezo, Margaret S.
Other author Parrish, John M.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Lexington Books,
Descriptionviii, 222 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents Moral dilemmas and the narrative arts / Margaret S. Hrezo and John M. Parrish -- Dilemmas of stability and regime change. The Deadwood dilemma: freedom versus law / Paul Cantor -- Political assassination in popular fiction and political thought: Trotsky, Arendt, and Stephen King / Charles Turner -- Dilemmas of public leadership. Of Hobbits and Hoplites: dilemmas of Leadership in Aeschylus' The suppliants and J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings / A. Craig Waggaman -- Defining dilemmas down: the case of 24 / John M. Parrish -- Dilemmas of institutional evil. Modes of moral reasoning in Uncle Tom's Cabin / Joel Johnson -- The crisis of slavery in Harry Potter / Susan McWilliams -- Dilemmas of community and choice. Responsible life in Paradise / Margaret S. Hrezo -- Amoral dilemmas and the temptation to tyranny in A simple plan / Travis D. Smith.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010004075
ISBN9780739138137 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0739138138 (cloth : alk. paper)

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