The Cambridge History of British Theatre Volume 1: Origins to 1660

• Frontmatter
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• pp. i-xxx

PART I - PRE-ELIZABETHAN THEATRE

• 1 - From Roman to Renaissance in drama and theatre by John C. Coldewey
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• pp. 1-69

• 2 - Faith, pastime, performance and drama in Scotland to 1603 by John J. McGavin
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• pp. 70-86

• 3 - The Bible as play in Reformation England by Paul Whitfield White
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• pp. 87-115

• 4 - Drama in 1553: continuity and change by Peter Happé
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• pp. 116-136

PART II - ELIZABETHAN THEATRE

• 5 - The development of a professional theatre, 1540–1660 by Jane Milling
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• pp. 137-177

• 6 - Drama outside London after 1540 by Peter H. Greenfield
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• pp. 178-199

• 7 - ‘An example of courtesy and liberality’: great households and performance by Suzane Westfall
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• pp. 200-223

• 8 - The birth of an industry by Douglas Bruster
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• pp. 224-241

• 9 - Theatre and controversy, 1572–1603 by Diana E. Henderson
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• pp. 242-263

• 10 - The condition of theatre in England in 1599 by Andrew Gurr
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• pp. 264-281

• 11 - Ben Jonson's Every Man in his Humour: a Case Study by Richard Allen Cave
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• pp. 282-297

• 12 - London professional playhouses and performances by Martin White
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• pp. 298-338

PART III - JACOBEAN AND CAROLINE THEATRE

• 13 - Working playwrights, 1580–1642 by Roslyn L. Knutson
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• pp. 339-363

• 14 - Theatre and controversy, 1603–1642 by Janette Dillon
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• pp. 364-382

• 15 - The Stuart masque and its makers by David Lindley
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• pp. 383-406

• 16 - Clowns, fools and knaves: stages in the evolution of acting by Peter Thomson
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• pp. 407-423

• 17 - Thomas Middleton's A Game at Chess: a case study by Richard Dutton
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• pp. 424-438

• 18 - The condition of the theatres in 1642 by Martin Butler
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• pp. 439-457

• 19 - Theatre and Commonwealth by Janet Clare
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• pp. 458-476

• Works Cited
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• pp. 477-494

• Index
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• pp. 495-540