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The aesthetics of Antichrist; from Christian drama to Christopher Marlowe.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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The aesthetics of Antichrist; from Christian drama to Christopher Marlowe.

Parker, John.

Cornell U. Press

2007

252 pages

$39.95

Hardcover

PR2677

Relying wholeheartedly on the theory of Adorno, Parker (English, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn.) embarks on a thorough reevaluation of the persona of the antichrist in the plays of Marlowe. Critical approaches to English medieval drama are considered through an analysis of the genre that questions ultimately its sincerity, even in its own time. This is a text sure to engage all ...

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