Shaped by Stories

The Ethical Power of Narratives

by: Marshall W. Gregory

Author: Marshall W. Gregory

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press

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Format: Paperback / softback

Publication date: 15 November 2009

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ISBN: 0268029741 ISBN 13: 9780268029746

Shaped by Stories by Marshall W. Gregory

Starts with the premise that our lives are saturated with stories, ranging from magazines, books, films, television, and blogs to the words spoken by politicians, pastors, and teachers. This title explores the ethical implication of this nearly universal human obsession with narratives. Top page

Complete description

In his latest book, Marshall Gregory begins with the premise that our lives are saturated with stories, ranging from magazines, books, films, television, and blogs to the words spoken by politicians, pastors, and teachers. He then explores the ethical implication of this nearly universal human obsession with narratives. Through careful readings of Katherine Anne Porter's "The Game", Thurber's "The Catbird Seat", as well as David Copperfield and Wuthering Heights, Gregory asks (and answers) the question: how do the stories we absorb in our daily lives influence the kinds of persons we turn out to be? "Shaped by Stories" is accessible to anyone interested in ethics, popular culture, and education. It will encourage students and teachers to become more thoughtful and perceptive readers of stories. Top page

General info

Publisher & Imprint: University of Notre Dame Press

City: Notre Dame IN

Pages: 208

More info: height 229 mm width 152 mm weight 363 gr thickness 18 mm

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Age recommended: College/higher education

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey: 820.9353 Library of Congress Subject: Ethics in literature

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