The Virtues of Vengeance

by Peter A. French

Although most moral philosophers reject vengeance as a barbaric sentiment, Peter French argues that it has fallen into disrepute without being seriously examined with respect to its real moral value. In beginning his philosophical examination of the virtues of vengeance, he investigates the use of vengeance themes in literature and popular culture. Literary works from the Iliad to Hamlet and modern film Westerns such as Clint Eastwood's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700610766
• ISBN13: 9780700610761
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"