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1. Introduction: Vathek and the Question of Morality
2. Moral Philosophy in the Age of Enlightenment
3. Morals in Early Gothic Fiction
4. Morals in Vathek
4.1 The Narrative Situation and the Implications for Morality in Vathek
4.2 Religion in the Context of Enlightenment Philosophy
4.2.1 The main protagonists and the Age of Enlightenment
4.2.2 Vathek and Christian Values
4.3 Vathek’s and Carathis’ Amoral Conduct
4.4 The Role of Sexuality and its Moral Implications
4.5 Summary: Morals in Vathek
5. Conclusion: Vathek – A Moral, Immoral or Ironic Novel?
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- Marvin Hanisch (Auteur), 2011, William Beckford's 'Vathek': Moral, Immoral or Ironic?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/174374
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