From Mankind to Marlowe: Growth of Structure in the Popular Drama of Tudor England

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- I. Introduction: From Mankind To Marlowe -- Ii. Criteria For A Popular Repertory -- Iii. Auspices For The Élite Drama -- Iv. The Popular Canon -- V. Four Men And A Boy -- Vi. The Tradition Of Versatility -- Vii. Doubling Patterns In The 1580's And 1590's -- Viii. The Origins Of Popular Dramatic Structure -- Ix. The Pioneering Contributions Of Bale And Skelton -- X. The Intermediate Morality: Repetition, Expansion, And Elaboration -- Xi. Dual Protagonists And A Formula For Homiletic Tragedy -- Xii. The Transition To Chronicle -- Xiii. The Transition To Romance -- Xiv. Tamburlaine The Great -- Xv. The Jew Of Malta -- Xvi. Edward Ii -- Xvii. The Conflict Of Conscience And Doctor Faustus -- Appendix: Plays Offered For Acting -- The Texts Of The Plays -- A List Of Works Frequently Cited -- Notes -- Index David M. Bevington. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.