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Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. (24 x 17 cm). In English. First published in Greek in 1785. 124 p. Ills. Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION 1. The Author of the Libel: Georgios Nikolaou Soutsos (ca. 1760-1816) 2. The Target of the Dramatic Libel: Alexandros Mavrokordatos Firari (1754-1819) 3. Alexandrovodas the Unscrupulous (1785): A Three act Satirical Libel I. Brief outline of the plot II. The dramatis personae Male Characters Female Characters III. The monologues IV. The language V. Class-consciousness vs. ethnic awareness VI. The philosophy of the ruler: Machiavellianism, atheism, and freemasonry 4. European Theater in the Eighteenth Century 5. Realities and Prospects of Theater East of Europe 6. Overall Assessment of Alexandrovodas the Unscrupulous 7. Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY THE TEXT OF ALEXANDROVODAS THE UNSCRUPULOUS GLOSSARY INDEXES.