V. KING JOHN: THE ORDERING OF THIS PRESENT TIME

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD v
3. PREFACE vii
4. TABLE OF CONTENTS xi
5. I. HOW NOT TO MURDER CAESAR 1
6. II. THE POET AS FOOL AND PRIEST: A DISCOURSE ON METHOD 22
7. III. “I AM BUT SHADOW OF MYSELF”: CEREMONY AND DESIGN IN I HENRY VI 47
8. IV. SHAKESPEARE, PEELE, AND THE KING OF SCOTS 78
9. V. KING JOHN: THE ORDERING OF THIS PRESENT TIME 116
10. VI. “SWOLL’N WITH SOME OTHER GRIEF”: SHAKESPEARE'S PRINCE H A L TRILOGY 144
11. VII. THE MERCHANT OF VENICE: THE GENTLE BOND 206
12. VIII. KING LEAR: THE QUALITY OF NOTHING 237
13. IX. THE KING’S LANGUAGE: SHAKESPEARE'S DRAMA A S SOCIAL DISCOVERY 260
14. APPENDIX: NOTES ON THE THEORY OF INTRINSIC INTERPRETATION 285
15. INDEX 315