Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE VII
3. CONTENTS XI
4. I: THE BACKGROUND 1
5. II: THE METHOD 18
6. III: ILLUSTRATIVE ADAPTATIONS OF MOLIÈRE 35
7. IV: SIR GEORGE ETHEREGE 70
8. V: WILLIAM WYCHERLEY 82
9. VI: JOHN DRYDEN AND THOMAS SHADWELL 105
10. VII: THE MINOR BORROWERS 127
11. VIII: CONGREVE, VANBRUGH , AND FARQUHAR 154
12. I X: THE BORROWINGS AGAINST THE BACKGROUND 178
13. X: CONCLUSION 192
14. APPENDICES 203
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY 217
16. INDEX 229