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Definition of Protagonists
1. protagonist [n] - See also: protagonist
Lexicographical Neighbors of Protagonists
Literary usage of Protagonists
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"“protagonists” is incorrect (unless you are referring to the protagonists of two
or more dramas), and “main protagonists” (main main actors) is redundant to ..."
2. The Fine Arts by Gerard Baldwin Brown (1902)
"Concentration of the interest of these contests in typical protagonists. In this
way the Greeks, through these recognized subjects or ' stock themes' of ..."
3. The Fine Arts by Gerard Baldwin Brown (1891)
"Concentration of the interest of these contests in typical protagonists. In this
way the Greeks, through these recognised subjects or ' stock themes' of ..."
4. The Wayward Welfare State by Roger A. Freeman (1981)
"... or possibly exceed, those of the enthusiasts of governmental growth who had
dominated the scene for so long. The protagonists of Governmental Expansion ..."
5. Democracy and the Eastern Question: The Problem of the Far East as by Thomas Franklin Millard (1919)
"tendencies—protagonists of the new order—Viscount Grey on a. 'j-Tjf of nations—Relation
of the Eastern question to a ..."
6. Thomas De Quincey: A Study by Ripley Hitchcock (1899)
"... of protagonists searching for crumbling idols in the Pantheon of letters.
In spite of standards and canons, each generation, more or less consciously, ..."
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