Paul Cantor: 18 books
Damned If You Do
Dilemmas of Action in Literature and Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
Problems of individual moral choice have always been closely bound up with the larger normative concerns of political theory. There are several reasons for this continuing connection. First, the value conflicts involved in private moral choice often find themselves reproduced on the public stage:...
Souls with Longing
Representations of Honor and Love in Shakespeare
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2011
The works of William Shakespeare vividly represent for our admiration and study a pageant of souls with longing in whose wake we ceaselessly follow. Through some of his most memorable characters, Shakespeare illuminates the nature and character—as well as consequences—of our distinctively human...
Capitalism and Commerce in Imaginative Literature
Perspectives on Business from Novels and Plays
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
Capitalism and Commerce in Imaginative Literature are committed to treating literary texts with integrity and believe that business should have a larger claim upon people’s literary consciousness. In addition, they all value the important role of literature in dealing with the complexities of a...
Shakespeare's Rome
Republic and Empire
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
For more than forty years, Paul Cantor’s Shakespeare’s Rome has been a foundational work in the field of politics and literature. While many critics assumed that the Roman plays do not reflect any special knowledge of Rome, Cantor was one of the first to argue that they are grounded in a profound...
Shakespeare's Roman Trilogy
The Twilight of the Ancient World
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
Paul A. Cantor first probed Shakespeare’s Roman plays—Coriolanus, Julius Caeser, and Antony and Cleopatra—in his landmark Shakespeare’s Rome (1976). With Shakespeare’s Roman Trilogy, he now argues that these plays form an integrated trilogy that portrays the tragedy not simply of their protagonists...
Pop Culture and the Dark Side of the American Dream
Con Men, Gangsters, Drug Lords, and Zombies
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2019
The many con men, gangsters, and drug lords portrayed in popular culture are examples of the dark side of the American dream. Viewers are fascinated by these twisted versions of heroic American archetypes, like the self-made man and the entrepreneur. Applying the critical skills he developed as a...
The Invisible Hand in Popular Culture
Liberty vs. Authority in American Film and TV
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Popular culture often champions freedom as the fundamentally American way of life and celebrates the virtues of independence and self-reliance. But film and television have also explored the tension between freedom and other core values, such as order and political stability. What may look like healthy,...
Young Guns
A New Generation of Conservative Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
America urgently needs a new direction. But who will provide it?
The time has come to move the country forward with a clear agenda based on common sense for the common good.
THERE IS A BETTER WAY.
Make no mistake: Congressmen Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan, and Kevin McCarthy are proud...
Totalitarianism on Screen
The Art and Politics of The Lives of Others
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
From its creation in 1950, to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the German Democratic Republic's Ministry for State Security closely monitored its nation's citizens. Known as the Staatssicherheit or Stasi, this organization was regarded as one of the most repressive intelligence agencies in the...
by Charles R. Kesler, Hadley P. Arkes, Paul A. Cantor
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2012
Thirty years ago, Ronald Reagan rode a wave of patriotism to the White House by calling for a return to what he considered to be traditional American values--personal liberty, free markets, and limited government. After the cultural struggles and generational clashes of the 1960s and 70s, it appeared...
In Search of Humanity
Essays in Honor of Clifford Orwin
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
This collection of essays, offered in honor of the distinguished career of prominent political philosophy professor Clifford Orwin, provides a wide context in which to consider the rise of “humanity” as one of the chief modern virtues. A relative of—and also a replacement for—formerly more...
The Politically Correct University
Problems, Scope, and Reforms
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
The Politically Correct University shows how the universities' quest for 'diversity' has produced in too many departments a stifling uniformity of thought. Required reading for those who want American universities to eschew political correctness." — Michael Barone, resident fellow, American Enterprise Institute
by Ken Hada, Ryan Weldon, Daniel Sullivan
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2014
Director and producer Tim Burton impresses audiences with stunning visuals, sinister fantasy worlds, and characters whose personalities are strange and yet familiar. Drawing inspiration from sources as varied as Lewis Carroll, Salvador Dalí, Washington Irving, and Dr. Seuss, Burton's creations frequently...
Homer Simpson Marches on Washington
Dissent through American Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
The Simpsons questions what is culturally acceptable, showcasing controversial issues like homosexuality, animal rights, the war on terror, and religion. This subtle form of political analysis is effective in changing opinions and attitudes on a large scale. Homer Simpson Marches on Washington explores...
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