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

By L W Cushman

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367142279
• ISBN13: 9780367142278
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 148 Pages