LEADER 02532nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910973626203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780268076818 010 $a0268076812 035 $a(CKB)2560000000052435 035 $a(OCoLC)654579241 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10423388 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000485868 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11347168 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000485868 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10423713 035 $a(PQKB)11756643 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441063 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9933 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441063 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10423388 035 $a(Perlego)3828808 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000052435 100 $a20080306d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMessiahs and Machiavellians $edepicting evil in the modern theatre /$fPaul Corey 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNotre Dame, Ind. $cUniversity of Notre Dame Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (375 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780268022952 311 08$a026802295X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 327-338) and index. 327 $aCover -- Half title -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS AND TEXTUAL NOTES -- Preface: Revaluating Modernity -- Introduction: Theatre and Evil in the Shadow of the "Death Event" -- Part 1: Evil inTwentieth-Century Theatre -- 1. Eschatology and the Absurd -- 2. The Gnostic Caesar -- 3. Messianism and the Age of Senility -- Epilogue -- Part 2: Evil in Renaissance Theatre -- 4. Expediency and the Machiavel -- 5. Evil and Virtue in Mandragola -- 6. The "Fantastical Duke of Dark Corners" -- Epilogue -- Conclusion -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX. 330 $aAn innovative exploration of "modern evil" in works of early- and late-modern theatre, focusing on ethics, religion, and aesthetics that speak to our present condition. 606 $aEuropean drama$xHistory and criticism 606 $aGood and evil in literature 615 0$aEuropean drama$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aGood and evil in literature. 676 $a809.2/9353 700 $aCorey$b Paul$f1968-$01807753 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910973626203321 996 $aMessiahs and Machiavellians$94357638 997 $aUNINA