Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. 1 Premises of Heroical-Historical Drama, 1587-1592 1
5. 2 The Rhetorical Basis of the Popular History 34
6. 3 "Parentage" and "Deeds": The Heroic Example from Tamburlaine to Richard III 62
7. 4 The Hero in History: A Reading of Henry VI 93
8. 5 The Tradition of Fame and the Arts of Policy: Richard III and 1 Henry IV 140
9. Notes 163
10. Works Cited 179
11. Index 189