Why moralize upon it?
Subtitle: democratic education through American literature and film
By: Brian Danoff
Series: Politics, literature, & film; Politics, literature, & film
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781498573634
Subjects: American literature; History and criticism; Motion pictures; Ethics in literature; Ethics in motion pictures; Democracy in literature; Politics in literature; Politics in motion pictures; Cinéma; Histoire et critique; Morale dans la littérature; Morale au cinéma; Politique au cinéma; Political Science: General; Literary Criticism: Subjects & Themes; Politics
Description: Danoff argues that novels and films with an ambiguous, nuanced, and tragic outlook help teach citizen-readers how to think through the moral complexities of political issues on which they must render judgment. He claims that some of the most profound American thinking about the nature of democratic leadership has come through works of fiction.
Table of contents: title: Intro; title: Title Page; title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction; title: "I'm the Captain Now"; title: Invisible Man and Democratic Leadership; title: "Into the Convulsion of the World"; title: The Quiet American and Political Judgment; title: Conclusion; title: Bibliography; title: Index; title: About the Author