The evolution of English drama up to Shakespeare with a history of the first Blackfriars theatre / Die Entwicklung des englischen Dramas bis Shakespeare mit einer Geschichte des ersten Blackfriars-Theaters

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I. NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE NEW MATERIALS -- CHAPTER II. THE REALISTIC VIEW OF THE DRAMA - DEPENDENCE ON THE PHYSICAL -- CHAPTER III. NEW TIMES, NEW ENVIRONMENT, NEW DRAMA -- CHAPTER IV. THE CHAPEL ROYAL THE CRADLE OF THE NEW DRAMA -- CHAPTER V. THE CHAPEL ROYAL DRAMATISTS THE FIRST LAUREATES -- CHAPTER VI. THE FIRST MASTERS OP THE CHAPEL AND THEIR DRAMATIC PRELUSIONS -- CHAPTER VII. THE NEW DRAMA SHAPED BY WILLIAM CORNISH -- CHAPTER VIII. CORNISH'S SUCCESSORS. - THE NEW DRAMA CONTINUED BY JOHN HEYWOOD -- CHAPTER IX. CONCURRENT DEVELOPMENT OF NATIVE AND HUMANISTIC DRAMA -- CHAPTER ?. COURT HYBRIDIZATION OF THE DRAMA AND OTHER MARIAN CHANGES -- CHAPTER XI. ELIZABETHAN RESTORATION OF THE NATIVE DRAMA -- CHAPTER XII. DEVELOPMENT OF MEN COMPANIES THROUGH COURT INFLUENCE -- CHAPTER XIII. REACTION OF COMPANIES AND AUDITORS UPON THE DRAMA -- CHAPTER XIV. DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERMANENT THEATRE -- CHAPTER XV. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST BLACKFRIARS THEATRE -- CHAPTER XVI. IDENTIFICATION OF THE BUILDING AND THEATRE -- CHAPTER XVII. THE BLACKFRIARS BECOMES A REGULAS THEATRE -- CHAPTER XVIII. STORM AND STRESS -- CHAPTER XIX. JOHN LYLY ACQUIRES THE BLACKFRIARS THEATRE -- CHAPTER XX. DRAMATIC FORM ATTAINED AT THE BLACKFRIARS -- CHAPTER XXI. THE APTERMATH - LYLY'S SALE TO SHAKESPEARE'S FENCING MASTER -- CHAPTER XXII. SHAKESPEARE'S BLACKFRIARS IDENTIFIED WITH BURBAGE'S THEATRE NOT WITH FARRANT'S -- CHAPTER XXIII. TABLE OF PLAYS AND MASKS BEFORE QUEEN ELIZABETH, 1558-1585 -- CHAPTER XXIV. PAYMENTS FOR PLAYS AT COURT 1558-1585 -- INDEX