Alexandrovodas The Unscrupulous 1785_{Introduction and Translation Anna Stavrakopoulou}

Introduction :

1. The Author of the Libel : Georgios Nikolaou Soutsos

2. The Target of the Dramatic Libel : Alewandros Mavrokordatos Firari

3 Alexandrovodas the Unscrupulous (1785) : A Three-act Satirical Libel

- Brief outline of the plot

- The dramatis personae
Male Characters
Female Characters

- The monologues
- The language
- Class-consciousness vs. ethnic awareness

- The philosophy of the ruler : Machiavellianism, atheism, and freemasonry

4. Eupopean Theater in the Eighteenth Century

5. Realities ad Prospects of Theater East of Europe

6. Overall Assessment of Alexandrovodas the Unscrupulous

7. Conclusion

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