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The Company We Keep: An Ethics Of Fiction
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In The Company We Keep, Wayne C. Booth Argues For The Relocation Of Ethics To The Center Of Our Engagement With Literature.But The Questions He Asks Are Not Confined To Morality. Returning Ethics To Its Root Sense, Booth Proposes That The Ethical Critic Will Be Interested In Any Effect On The Ethos, The Total Character Or Quality Of Tellers And Listeners. Ethical Criticism Will Risk Talking About The Quality Of This Particular Encounter With This Particular Work. Yet It Will Give Up The Old Hope For Definitive Judgments Of Good Work And Bad. Rather It Will Be A Conversation About Many Kinds Of Personal And Social Goods That Fictions Can Serve Or Destroy. While Not Ignoring The Consequences For Conduct Of Engaging With Powerful Stories, It Will Attend To That More Immediate Topic, What Happens To Us As We Read? Who Am I, During The Hours Of Reading Or Listening? What Is The Quality Of The Life I Lead In The Company Of These Wouldbe Friends?Through A Wide Variety Of Periods And Genres And Scores Of Particular Works, Booth Pursues Various Metaphors For Such Engagements: Friendship With Books, The Exchange Of Gifts, The Colonizing Of Worlds, The Constitution Of Commonwealths. He Concludes With Extended Explorations Of The Ethical Powers And Potential Dangers Of Works By Rabelais, D. H. Lawrence, Jane Austen, And Mark Twain.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is 'The Company We Keep: An Ethics of Fiction' about? A: 'The Company We Keep' by Wayne C. Booth explores the role of ethics in literature, arguing that ethical criticism should focus on the quality of the reader's engagement with a work, rather than simply categorizing works as 'good' or 'bad'.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of 'The Company We Keep: An Ethics of Fiction' is Wayne C. Booth, a noted literary critic.
- Q: What is the publication date of this book? A: 'The Company We Keep' was published on December 15, 1989.
- Q: What are the main themes discussed in this book? A: Main themes include the ethical implications of storytelling, the quality of reader engagement, and how literature can impact personal and social values.
- Q: How many pages does the book contain? A: 'The Company We Keep' has a total of 572 pages.
- Q: What is the binding type of this book? A: This book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: Is this book suitable for academic study? A: Yes, 'The Company We Keep' is suitable for academic study, particularly in ethics, literature, and literary criticism.
- Q: What edition of the book is available? A: The available edition of 'The Company We Keep' is a reprint.
- Q: What genre does this book belong to? A: 'The Company We Keep: An Ethics of Fiction' falls under the genre of Ethics.
- Q: Can this book be used in discussions about contemporary literature? A: Yes, the insights and discussions in 'The Company We Keep' are relevant to contemporary literature and can enhance discussions about modern ethical narratives.