Reviews for Ethics, Literature, and Theory: An Introductory Reader

The average rating for Ethics, Literature, and Theory: An Introductory Reader based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-09-15 00:00:00 Michael Depaepe If you want to get started with ethical criticism, its gains and risks, then this is THE book to read. I like how the editors chose different perspectives (often contradictory) on the subject, that really gives you a sense of where it is better to stand on the matter. If you want to go even deeper into the matter I suggest you read The Company We Keep, by Wayne C. Booth. Besides his sometimes verbose style, he makes some really good points.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-07-08 00:00:00 Georg Karl Schaefer The life Jane Kenyon, and specifically her darkness of depression, are the focus of Timmerman's biography and literary analysis. The author explores the various techniques the poet used to express her spirituality and her love for the farm on which she and Donald Hall ( a former US Poet Laureate) lived in New Hampshire. Kenyon lived there from 1975 until her death from leukemia in 1995. Copious footnotes permitted this reader to make a list of Kenyon's volumes for further exploration. Indeed, this book is much like taking a trip to new territory with an expert guide, and then returning to the same spot later on one's own. The closing chapter focuses upon Hall's struggle to live without her and is surprisingly powerful.