Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. A Note on Texts vii
5. Chapter 1 Introduction 1
6. Chapter 2 New Historicism 10
7. Chapter 3 Cultural Materialism 33
8. Chapter 4 An Argument Against Anti-humanism 52
9. Chapter 5 Solutions 72
10. Chapter 6 Shakespeare’s Historical and Political Thought in Context 84
11. Chapter 7 Personal Action and Agency in Henry VI 122
12. Chapter 8 Ideology in Richard II and Henry IV 174
13. Chapter 9 Conclusion 215
14. Bibliography 218
15. Index 236