William W. Demastes

Western Drama Confronts Selfish Humanity

Dramatic Altruisms

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Produktbeschreibung

This book offers a timely exploration of how Western theatre has consistently challenged the notion that human nature is fundamentally selfish.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781041071969
• ISBN-10: 1041071965
• Artikelnr.: 74872452

Autorenporträt

William W. Demastes is Professor of English at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction: Getting Beyond Selfishness
Chapter 1: Philosophizing Selfishness, Reciprocity, and Altruism
Chapter 2: The Dramatic Quality of Altruism
Chapter 3: The Strange Attraction of Sociopathology in Heroic Drama from
Marlowe to Sheridan and Beyond
Chapter 4: American Theatre's 1930s Assault on Social Darwinism
Chapter 5: Wives, Mothers, Altruists
Chapter 6: All My Cooperation
Chapter 7: The Bad, The Good, and The Hopeful
Conclusion: Altruism Now?
Works Cited
Index