{"product_id":"introduction-to-ethical-literary-criticism-nie-zhenzhao-9781032140025","title":"Introduction to Ethical Literary Criticism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe title is a thorough introduction to ethical literary criticism, a critical methodology designed to interpret literature from the perspective of ethics, including a whole set of concepts, theories, and working mechanisms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on ideas from both Western ethical criticism and the Chinese tradition of moral criticism, ethical literary criticism contrasts with the former in its occasional lack of a theoretical foundation and applicable methodologies and the latter that tends to make subjective moral judgments. Its most ground-breaking argument is that while natural selection answers how humans are different from animals physically, ethical selection endows human beings with reason and ethical consciousness. The ethical nature and edifying function of literature is therefore asserted, seeking to unfold in the literary text the ethical choices of human beings as a way to complete ethical selection in society within historical context. The arguments and theoretical toolbox inject a unique ethical dimension into literary criticism and help understand anew the ethical and social potency of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe theoretical elucidation, exemplary textual analyses, and a supplement of key terminologies and ancillary materials make this book an essential guide for students and general readers interested in ethical literary criticism and scholars of literary criticism, ethical criticism, and literary theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nie Zhenzhao\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 103214002X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032140025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Nie Zhenzhao","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45064772321535,"sku":"9781032140025","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9db5730d-0fa5-40dc-be2a-d0b329182060.jpg?v=1712124975","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/introduction-to-ethical-literary-criticism-nie-zhenzhao-9781032140025","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}