Chances of Being Kind: Rorty, Irony, and Teaching Modern Literature

Journal article

Paul F. Griffin

College English, Vol.18(2), pp.107-118

1991

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Title: Chances of Being Kind: Rorty, Irony, and Teaching Modern Literature
Author/Creator: Paul F. Griffin
Publication Details: College English, Vol.18(2), pp.107-118
Annotation: Discusses teaching literature students how to look for moral values considering the postmodern concept that there are no absolute morals. Drawing on Hemingway s A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, Joyce s Counterparts, and Faulkner s Dry September as examples of postmodern morality, Griffin suggests using Richard Rorty s method of interpretation that modern writers rely on ironic self-consciousness to create occasions, rather than motivations, for moral action.
Academic Unit: Hemingway Bibliography
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Record Identifier: 991015132027603691