Recognition and ethics in world literature : religion, violence, and the human /
Recognition and Ethics in World Literature is a critical comparative study of contemporary world literature, focusing on the importance of the ethical turn (or return) in literary theory. The book examines the ethical engagement of novels by Amitav Ghosh, Chimamanda Adichie, Caryl Phillips, Kazuo Is...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Stuttgart :
Ibidem-Verlag,
2016.
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| Series: | Studies in world literature ;
v. 2. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction Ethics, the World, and the Postcolonial: The Case of Kazuo Ishiguro; Chapter One Anagnorisis and the Clash of Values; Chapter Two Religion and the Ethics of Remembrance; Chapter Three The Failure of Recognition; Chapter Four The Beauty of the Mortal Human; Conclusion Elizabeth Costello; Bibliography; Index.