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The Growth of English Drama

Chapter 21: II. PLAYS
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The volume traces the evolution of English drama from its liturgical origins and continental church rites through medieval miracle plays and moralities to the emergence of secular comedy and tragedy, presenting plot summaries, verse specimens, and critical commentary. It examines interludes, the contribution of university-born playwrights, and the careers and influences of Lyly, Greene, Peele, Nash, Lodge, Kyd, and Marlowe, with a case study of Arden of Feversham, and concludes with practical notes on Elizabethan staging. Emphasis is on juxtaposing critical appraisal with primary details so readers can form independent judgments.

II. PLAYS

  • Damon and Pythias, 112, 115, 134, 193.
  • Daniel, 15.
  • David and Bethsabe, 170-3, 186-8.
  • Devil is an Ass, The, 71.
  • Dido, Queen of Carthage, 223, 256-62.
  • Dido, The Tragedy of, 188.
  • Disciples of Emmaus, The, 15.
  • Disobedient Child, The, 76-7, 272.
  • Hamlet, 213.
  • Henry IV, 181-3.
  • Henry the Fifth, The Famous Victories of, 120.
  • Hick Scorner, 61, 69, 70.
  • Macbeth, 245, 266.
  • Magi, 15, 23, 25, 45.
  • Marriage at Cana, 9.
  • Marriage of Wit and Science, The, 77-8, 272.
  • Massacre at Paris, The, 223, 248-9, 256.
  • Meretrice Babylonica, De, 79.
  • Merry Play between Johan Johan the Husband, Tyb his Wife, and Sir Jhon the Priest, The, 84-6, 87, 90.
  • Midsummer-Night's Dream, A, 45.
  • Miles Gloriosus, 90.
  • Miracle of the Sacrament, The, 49.
  • Mirror for Magistrates, The, 230.
  • Misfortunes of Arthur, The, 35, 110-15, 118, 124, 193, 194, 272.
  • Mother Bombie, 127, 144-5.
  • Mydas, 146.
  • Pammachius, 79.
  • Pardoner and the Friar, The, 81-4.
  • Pastores, 14, 15, 22, 23.
  • Peregrini, 15.
  • Pericles, 103.
  • Promus and Cassandra, 115.
  • Prophetae, 15, 18.
  • Prophets, 15, 18.
  • Quem Quaeritis, 12, 13, 15, 22, 25.
  • Quem Quaeritis in Praesepe, Pastores? 14.
  • Wakefield Miracle Play, The, 23, 39, 43.
  • Warning to Fair Women, A, 269.
  • Wise Men Presenting Gifts to the Infant Saviour, The, 9.
  • Woman in the Moon, The, 127.
  • Wounds of Civil War, The, 195.
  • Yorkshire Tragedy, A, 269.

III. PROMINENT CHARACTERS

  • Newfangle, Nichol, 70, 72, 73, 74.
  • Nicholas, St., 15, 16.
  • Noah, 38.
  • Noah's Wife, 35, 38.