Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Play Manuscripts xiii
6. 1. Approaches to Early Drama 1
7. 2. Time and Space in Tudor Chester 20
8. 3. Writing the Record 39
9. 4. A Spectrum of Ceremonial and Entertainment 57
10. 5. The Midsummer Celebrations 79
11. 6. Religious Feasts and Festivals 101
12. 7. Professionalism, Commercialism, and Self-Advertisement 125
13. 8. The Past in the Present: The Text of the Whitsun Plays 153
14. 9. Manuscripts, Scribes, and Owners 179
15. 10 .Medievalism and Revival 199
16. Postscript 220
17. Notes 227
18. Bibliography 253
19. Index 273