From <i>Mankind</i> to Marlowe: Growth of Structure in the Popular Drama of Tudor England

David M. Bevington

Published by Harvard University Press 1962

From Mankind to Marlowe

Growth of Structure in the Popular Drama of Tudor England

David M. Bevington

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674734340

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
I. Introduction: From Mankind to Marlowe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. Criteria for a Popular Repertory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
III. Auspices for the Élite Drama Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
IV. The Popular Canon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
V. "Four Men and a Boy" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
VI. The Tradition of Versatility Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
VII. Doubling Patterns in the 1580's and 1590's Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
VIII. The Origins of Popular Dramatic Structure Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
IX. The Pioneering Contributions of Bale and Skelton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
X. The Intermediate Morality: Repetition, Expansion, and Elaboration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
XI. Dual Protagonists and a Formula for Homiletic Tragedy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
XII. The Transition to Chronicle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
XIII. The Transition to Romance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
XIV. Tamburlaine the Great Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
XV. The Jew of Malta Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	218
XVI. Edward II Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	234
XVII. The Conflict of Conscience and Doctor Faustus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
Appendix: Plays "Offered for Acting" Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
The Texts of the Plays Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	274
A List of Works Frequently Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1962
Edition: Reprint 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 310
Keywords: English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 -- History and criticism.; Moralities, English -- History and criticism.; Theater -- Great Britain -- History.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674734340

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1962
ISBN: 9780674734333