CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS vi
4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii
5. TEXTUAL NOTE viii
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1 SEVEN HISTORICAL FICTIONS 40
8. Chapter 2 ‘THE WEB OF HIS STORY’: PHILIP SIDNEY’S ARCADIA 100
9. Chapter 3 ‘OUT OF THE DUST OF FORGETFULNESSE’: THOMAS DELONEY 144
10. Chapter 4 RAVELLING OUT: THE UNFORTUNATE TRAVELLER IN HISTORY 189
11. BIBLIOGRAPHY 231
12. INDEX 249