XI. The Malcontent: Virtuous Machiavellianism

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Acknowledgments x
4. Contents xi
5. One. The Milieu of the Inns of Court
6. I. The Inns of Court in the Late Sixteenth Century 3
7. II. Literary Life at the Inns of Court in the Latter Half of the Sixteenth Century 19
8. III. Revels Inns of at the Court 32
9. IV. The Middle Temple’s “Prince D’Amour” Revels of 1597–98 45
10. V. The Political Climate at the Inns of Court (1590–1615) 62
11. VI. “The Noblest Nourceries of Humanity and Liberty” 70
12. Two. Playwright at the Inns of Court: John Marston
13. VII. John Marston’s Early Writing 83
14. VIII. Jack Drum’s Entertainment: Speech and Style at Highgate 125
15. IX. The Antonio Plays: “What Men Must Be” 140
16. X. What You Will or Don Kynsayder’s Descent from Parnassus 162
17. XI. The Malcontent: Virtuous Machiavellianism 178
18. XII. The Dutch Curtezan: “Rich Sence” and “Bad Language” 195
19. XIII. Parasitaster or The Fawne: King James and the Prince D’Amour 220
20. XIV. Sophonisba: Wonder and Shame 238
21. XV. Conclusion: A “Timely Change” 254
22. Appendix A. Some Important Figures at the Inns of Court (1590–1610) 261
23. Appendix B. Chronological Table of Events in Marston’s Life and Related Events at the Middle Temple 265
24. Appendix C. The Date of the Antonio Plays and Their Chronological Relationship to Hamlet 268
25. Index 273