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Uses literature to understand and remake our ethics regarding nonhuman animals, old human beings, disabled human beings, and cloned posthumansLiterary Bioethics argues for literature as an untapped and essential site for the exploration of bioethics. Novels, Maren Tova Linett argues, present vividly...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Linett, Maren Tova (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, 2020.
Colección:Crip (Series)
Temas:
1900-1999
English fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Bioethics in literature.
People with disabilities in literature.
Human body and technology in literature.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Roman anglais > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Corps humain et technologie dans la littérature.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
American fiction
Bioethics in literature
English fiction
Human body and technology in literature
People with disabilities in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Half Title
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Reading Fiction, Valuing Different Kinds of Lives
  • 1. Beast Lives: Wells's The Island of Doctor Moreau
  • 2. Old Lives: Huxley's Brave New World
  • 3. Disabled Lives: O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away
  • 4. Cloned Lives: Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go
  • Epilogue: Revaluing Lives
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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