Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS xiii
4. CHAPTER ONE. AUTHORS IN THEIR MILIEU 1
5. CHAPTER TWO. THE AUDIENCE 27
6. CHAPTER THREE. THE TASTE OF THE AUDIENCE 63
7. CHAPTER FOUR. PATRONAGE : “MECOENAS IS YCLAD IN CLAYE” 94
8. CHAPTER FIVE. WRITERS AND STATIONERS 137
9. CHAPTER SIX. CENSORSHIP 171
10. CHAPTER SEVEN. THE ELIZABETHAN GRUB STREET: “ PENNIE KNAVES” 203
11. CHAPTER EIGHT. CONCLUSION 242
12. NOTES 247
13. INDEX 273