CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 5
3. INTRODUCTION 7
4. I. NATURE AND SPIRIT 13
5. II. THE IMITATION OF NATURE 52
6. III. SPENSER 82
7. IV. MILTON’S COMUS 126
8. V. SHAKESPEARE’S ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 148
9. CONCLUSION 169
10. BIBLIOGRAPHY (of works cited or consulted) 171
11. INDEX 179