Libertarian Literary and Media Criticism
Essays in Memory of Paul A. Cantor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
Published:11th Mar '25
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This volume applies libertarian philosophy and free-market economic theory to both literature and media, from early modern drama to novels to comic books, cinema, and television series. Several chapters contrast capitalism with statism, focusing on the market economy versus central planning, freedom versus government coercion. Not surprisingly, the economic theories of Adam Smith, Ludwig von Mises, and F.A. Hayek run through several essays. Contributors also engage with other theorists and writers as diverse as Thomas Hobbes, Charles Darwin, Thomas Huxley, Friedrich Nietzsche, Leo Strauss, and Judith Butler.
“Many of the great stories take on renewed life—Shakespeare’s plays, especially, but also Jonson’s Alchemist, Tolstoy’s War and Peace, Pinocchio, H. G. Wells’ War of the Worlds (which gets a rather sinister undertone of the Technostate), and even, with astonishing effrontery, Hesse’s Siddhartha. Likewise, pop culture gets rousing re-readings … . Libertarian Literary and Media Criticism may be the seed of a more liberal and humane movement in literary and humanistic studies.” (Frederick Turner, Cosmos and Taxis, cosmosandtaxis.org, Vol. 13 (7-8), 2025)
“My deepest gratitude to Jo Ann Cavallo for bringing this collection to my attention. I heartily recommend it to my readers!” (Chris Matthew Sciabarra, Notablog, notablog.net, May 16, 2025)
ISBN: 9783031810015
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317 pages