TY - BOOK AU - Brie,Steve AU - Rossiter,William T. TI - Literature and Ethics: From the Green Knight to the Dark Knight SN - 9781443823166 AV - PN98.M67 L58 2010 U1 - 801.3 PY - 2010/// CY - Newcastle upon Tyne PB - Cambridge Scholars Pub. KW - Literature and morals KW - Ethics in literature KW - Littérature et morale KW - Morale dans la littérature KW - Ethical issues & debates KW - bicssc KW - Literature & literary studies KW - Literary studies: general KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - Semiotics & Theory KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; INTRODUCTION; "SUBSTITUTING EARTH FOR GOD"? ETHICS AND THE RECOGNITION OF SPECIFIC PLACE IN SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT AND THE SECRET GARDEN; THE ETHICS OF RENAISSANCE HUMANISM; VIRTUE, JUSTICE AND MORAL ACTION IN SHAKESPEARE'S HAMLET; A MAN'S OFFICE, A WOMAN'S SHIELD; MILTON'S "CHASTE THINKING" IN PROLUSION VI; WRITING WOMEN'S LIVES AND THE "ROAD TO DIVORCE"; HONEYDEW ETHICS; KEEPING COMPANY WITH DICKENS; LITERATURE, THEORY AND THE BEATIFIC EFFECTS OF READING; "FAMILIAR HEARTS"; ETHICS, VIOLENCE AND THE SELF IN J.G. BALLARD'S CONCRETE ISLAND; SPANDEX PARABLES; CONTRIBUTORS N2 - This volume examines the crucial relationship between literature and ethics, as it has developed and changed from the late medieval period to the present day. The focus of the volume is predicated upon three interrelated themes: instruction, judgement, and justice. Previous studies of literature and ethics have often been restricted to a limited chronology and generic focus; the present volume covers a range of periods, texts and genres in order to provide a wider illustration of the relation UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=523905 ER -