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Cover image for book The Devil and the Vice in the English Dramatic Literature Before Shakespeare

The Devil and the Vice in the English Dramatic Literature Before Shakespeare

By:L. W. Cushman
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9780367142278
eText ISBN:9780429632488
Edition:1
Copyright:1900
Format:Reflowable

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Originally published in 1900, this book was the first investigation of the devil and the Vice as dramatic figures, and a study of these figures led to a new view of the subject: it is, in brief, that the appearance of the devil in the non-dramatic as well as in the dramatic literature is limited to a definite range.  As a dramatic figure the devil falls more and more into the background and the Vice is distinct in origin and function from the devil.