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This title argues that vengeance has fallen into disrepute without being seriously examined with respect to its real moral value. It investigates the use of vengeance themes in literature and popular culture, from the ""Iliad"" and ""Hamlet"" to film Westerns such as Clint Eastwood's ""Unforgiven"".

The Virtues of Vengeance

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      Publisher: MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas
      Publication Date: 4/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780700610761, 978-0700610761
      ISBN10: 0700610766
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      Book Synopsis
      This title argues that vengeance has fallen into disrepute without being seriously examined with respect to its real moral value. It investigates the use of vengeance themes in literature and popular culture, from the ""Iliad"" and ""Hamlet"" to film Westerns such as Clint Eastwood's ""Unforgiven"".

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