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V. "Four Men and a Boy"

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Acknowledgments vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. I. Introduction: From Mankind to Marlowe 1
  5. II. Criteria for a Popular Repertory 8
  6. III. Auspices for the Élite Drama 26
  7. IV. The Popular Canon 48
  8. V. "Four Men and a Boy" 68
  9. VI. The Tradition of Versatility 86
  10. VII. Doubling Patterns in the 1580's and 1590's 104
  11. VIII. The Origins of Popular Dramatic Structure 114
  12. IX. The Pioneering Contributions of Bale and Skelton 128
  13. X. The Intermediate Morality: Repetition, Expansion, and Elaboration 141
  14. XI. Dual Protagonists and a Formula for Homiletic Tragedy 152
  15. XII. The Transition to Chronicle 170
  16. XIII. The Transition to Romance 190
  17. XIV. Tamburlaine the Great 199
  18. XV. The Jew of Malta 218
  19. XVI. Edward II 234
  20. XVII. The Conflict of Conscience and Doctor Faustus 245
  21. Appendix: Plays "Offered for Acting" 265
  22. The Texts of the Plays 274
  23. A List of Works Frequently Cited 279
  24. Notes 283
  25. Index 301
From <i>Mankind</i> to Marlowe
This chapter is in the book From <i>Mankind</i> to Marlowe
https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674734340.c6

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Acknowledgments vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. I. Introduction: From Mankind to Marlowe 1
  5. II. Criteria for a Popular Repertory 8
  6. III. Auspices for the Élite Drama 26
  7. IV. The Popular Canon 48
  8. V. "Four Men and a Boy" 68
  9. VI. The Tradition of Versatility 86
  10. VII. Doubling Patterns in the 1580's and 1590's 104
  11. VIII. The Origins of Popular Dramatic Structure 114
  12. IX. The Pioneering Contributions of Bale and Skelton 128
  13. X. The Intermediate Morality: Repetition, Expansion, and Elaboration 141
  14. XI. Dual Protagonists and a Formula for Homiletic Tragedy 152
  15. XII. The Transition to Chronicle 170
  16. XIII. The Transition to Romance 190
  17. XIV. Tamburlaine the Great 199
  18. XV. The Jew of Malta 218
  19. XVI. Edward II 234
  20. XVII. The Conflict of Conscience and Doctor Faustus 245
  21. Appendix: Plays "Offered for Acting" 265
  22. The Texts of the Plays 274
  23. A List of Works Frequently Cited 279
  24. Notes 283
  25. Index 301
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