| Description |
xii, 264 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Contents |
I. Introduction -- II. Seneca -- III. English plays before Marlowe -- IV. Machiavelli -- V. Marlowe and the Machiavellian villain-hero -- VI. The ambitious villain-hero -- VII. The ambitious villain-hero -- Continued : The Perfected type ---- VIII. The revengeful villain-hero -- IX. Mixed revenge type -- X. Changing type -- XI. Later ambitious villains -- XII. Macbeth (1606-10) -- Appendices A-E -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Discusses the Villian-Hero in various works, with a general focus on Christopher Marlowe, Machiavelli and William Shakespeare (including Richard III, Othello and Macbeth), . |
| Notes |
Facsimile reproduction of 1914 edition |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
"Scholar Select"-- Cover |
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First published in 1914 by George Routledge and Sons, Limited, London. |
| Subject |
English drama (Tragedy) -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600
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English tragedy -- Early Modern to 1625.
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Heroes in literature.
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| ISBN |
9780344609381 |
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