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

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Chapters in this book

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

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