TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. PREFACE 7
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS 9
4. LIST OF MAIN ABBREVIATIONS 10
5. BIOGRAPHICAL TABLE 11
6. I. LOVE IN A WOOD: THE FIRST STEP 13
7. II. THE GENTLEMAN DANCING-MASTER: A NEW DIRECTION 47
8. III. THE COUNTRY WIFE 83
9. IV. THE PLAIN-DEALER: A PROBLEM PLAY 132
10. CONCLUSION 181
11. APPENDIX 193
12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 197