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Marlowe's "Agonists" : an approach to the ambiguity of his plays / Christopher G. Fanta.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fanta, Christopher G.
- Series:
- LeBaron Russell Briggs prize honors essays in English ; 1970.
- The LeBaron Russell Briggs prize honors essays in English ; 1970
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593--Criticism and interpretation.
- Marlowe, Christopher.
- Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593.
- Ambiguity in literature.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- 60 pages ; 19 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1970.
- Summary:
- In his closely argued essay Christopher Fanta maintains that the ambiguity in Marlowe's plays may well result from the duality of Marlowe's thought. Fiery protagonists like Tamburlaine, who are bent on overpowering the limitations of society and nature, are set against what Fanta terms the "agonists": a handful of minor, virtuous characters who by their actions and interaction with the hero express Marlowe's "other," muted voice. Fanta analyzes five "agonists": Zenocrate and Olympia in Tamburlaine, Abigail in The Jew of Malta, Prince Edward in Edward II, and the Old Man in Dr. Faustus.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: pages 49-52.
- ISBN:
- 0674550609
- OCLC:
- 142641
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