Writing and righting : literature in the age of human rights
Stonebridge, Lyndsey, 1965-2021
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Click and Collect for Writing and righting : literature in the age of human rightsA bold and accessible argument for the moral and political value of literature in rightless times. The obvious humanity of books would seem to make literature and human rights natural allies. But what is the real connection between literature and human rights? In this short polemical book, Lyndsey Stonebridge shows how the history of human rights owes much to the creative imagining of writers. Yet, she argues, it is not enough to claim that literature is the empathetic wing of the human rights movement. At a time when human rights are so blatantly under attack, the writers we need how are the political truthtellers, the bold callers out of easy sympathy and comfortable platitudes.
Main title:
Writing and righting : literature in the age of human rights / Lyndsey Stonebridge.
Author:
Stonebridge, Lyndsey, 1965-, author
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.©2021
Collation:
xii, 148 pages ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780198814054 (hbk)9780198814054
Dewey class:
809.9335581323.01809.933
Language:
English
BRN:
470448
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Languages and Literature | 809.933 STO | Available |
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