Damned if you do : dilemmas of action in literature and popular culture /

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Imprint:	Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2010.
Description:	viii, 222 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Literature and morals. Ethics in literature. Politics in literature. Popular culture -- Moral and ethical aspects. Ethics in literature. Literature and morals. Politics in literature. Popular culture -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8005763

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Other authors / contributors:	Hrezo, Margaret S. Parrish, John M.
ISBN:	9780739138137 (cloth : alk. paper) 0739138138 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Chapter 1. Moral Dilemmas and the Narrative Arts
Part I. Dilemmas of Stability and Regime Change
Chapter 2. The Deadwood Dilemma: Freedom versus Law
Chapter 3. Political Assassination in Popular Fiction and Political Thought: Trotsky, Arendt, and Stephen King
Part II. Dilemmas of Public Leadership
Chapter 4. On Hobbits and Hoplites: Dilemmas of Leadership in Aeschylus' The Suppliants and J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
Chapter 5. Defining Dilemmas Down: The Case of 24
Part III. Dilemmas of Institutional Evil
Chapter 6. Modes of Moral Reasoning in Uncle Tom's Cabin
Chapter 7. The Problem of Slavery in Harry Potter
Part IV. Dilemmas of Community and Choice
Chapter 8. Responsible Life in Paradise
Chapter 9. Amoral Dilemmas and the Temptation to Tyranny in A Simple Plan
Index
About the Contributors

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