Literature and the political imagination / edited by John Horton and Andrea T. Baumeister.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

1. Literature, philosophy and political theory / John Horton and Andrea T. Baumeister -- 2. Taking the narrative turn : what the novel has to offer political theory / Maureen Whitebrook -- 3. "What of soul was left, I wonder?" : the narrative self in political philosophy / Susan Mendus -- 4. Life, literature and ethical theory : Martha Nussbaum on the role of the literary imagination in ethical thought / John Horton -- 5. Modes of political imagining / Martin Warner -- 6. Literature and moral choice / Anthony Arblaster -- 7. The aloofness of liberal politics : can imaginative literature furnish a private space? / Paul Seabright -- 8. "Breathes there the man, with soul so dead ..." : reflections on patriotic poetry and liberal principles Margaret Canovan -- 9. The idea of a national literature / Paul Gilbert -- 10. The anti-imperialism of George Orwell / Stephen Ingle -- 11. Contemporary feminist Utopianism : practising Utopia on Utopia / Lucy Sargisson.

Annotation Shows how modern political theory can be enriched through an engagement with works of literature. Uses the resources of literature to explore issues such as nationalism, liberal philosophy, utopianism, narrative and the role of theory.

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