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Marlowe's "agonists": An Approach to the Ambiguity of His Plays

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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 ...

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Marlowe's "Agonists": An Approach to the Ambiguity of His Plays 1970, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674550605

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