Description: These essays showcase the value of the narrative arts in investigating complex conflicts of value in moral and political life, and explore the philosophical problem of moral dilemmas as expressed in ancient drama, classic and contemporary novels, television, film, and popular ...
Review Quotes: "Damned If You Do brings together thoughtful essays on the range of narrative arts-poetry, drama, and the novel, but also television, film, and popular culture-in order to examine the moral dilemmas that confront us. The authors of these essays beautifully illuminate the sometimes inescapable and irresolvable conflicts of the human condition and reflect on the challenges they pose to political life. As a collection, Damned If You Do smartly demonstrates the importance of the narrative arts to the study of politics." --Natalie Fuehrer Taylor, Skidmore College