Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD v
3. CONTENTS ix
4. THE SHAKESPEARE ANAFTERIMAGE
5. 1. A LIFE OF ALLEGORY 3
6. 2. THE MYTH OF PERFECTION 23
7. 3. THESE OUR ACTORS 39
8. 4. WEIGHING DELIGHT AND DOLE 60
9. 5. THE FIERCE DISPUTE 77
10. RELATED ESSAYS
11. 6. SHAKESPEARE AS CULTURE HERO 101
12. 7. SHAKESPEARE'S IDEAL MAN 120
13. 8. “O BLESSED LETTERS” 138
14. NOTES 149
15. INDEX 159