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T1 “A Means to an End” : A Method to Analyze Machiavellian Villains
A1 Sancho Sacristán, Miriam
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 Literary characterization
K1 Villains and villainy
K1 Narratological analysis
K1 Machiavellianism
AB Villains have always raised a huge interest among readers and spectators due to their malevolent nature. For this reason, many literary/filmic works have been composed with the figure of the villain prevailing over the protagonist in several occasions. In the present essay, we have explored Machiavellianism as an analytic category within villainy. With this dissertation we want to make a contribution to the field of narratology, more concretely to the study and characterization of fictional characters. So we propose a method as an analytical tool to facilitate the study of the Machiavellian villain. This method is based on a humanizing conception of the characters and allows to submit them to moral judgements. For that purpose, we have used psychological literature concerned with Machiavellianism to delineate the different dimensions of Machiavellian villains into five blocks: personality, objectives, strategies, motivations and sense of enjoyment.
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/33949
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/33949
LA spa
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 12-nov-2024