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CHAPTER X.
ENGLISH HISTORY.
I. The Chronicle Play is a peculiarly English Form-Its Difference
from other Historical Dramas-Supplies the Place of the Epic—
Treatment of National Annals by the Playwrights.—II. Shak-
spere's Chronicles-Four Groups of non-Shaksperian Plays on
English History.-III. Legendary Subjects-Locrine'—' The
History of King Leir.'-IV. Shakspere's Doubtful Plays-Prin-
ciples of Criticism-'The Birth of Merlin.'-V. Chronicle-Plays
Proper Troublesome Reign of King John'-'True Tragedy of
Richard III.'-'Famous Victories of Henry V.'-'Contention of
the Two Famous Houses.'-VI. 'Edward III.'-The Problem of
its Authorship-Based on a Novella and on History---The Superior
Development of Situations.--VII. Marlowe's 'Edward II.'--Peele's
'Edward I.'—Heywood's 'Edward IV.'-Rowley's Play on Henry
VIII.—VIII. The Ground covered by the Chronicle Plays—Their
Utility-Heywood's 'Apology' quoted.—IX. Biographies of Poli-
tical Persons and Popular Heroes-Sir Thomas More -' Lord
Cromwell 'Sir John Oldcastle'-Schlegel's Opinion criticised
--Sir Thomas Wyatt'-Ford's 'Perkin Warbeck'-Last Plays of
this Species.-X. English Adventurers-'Fair Maid of the West'
The Shirley Brothers'-'Sir Thomas Stukeley'-His Life
-Dramatised in 'The Famous History,' &c.-'Battle of Alcazar.'—
XI. Apocryphal Heroes-'Fair Em'-'Blind Beggar of Bethnal
Green'-Two Plays on the Robin Hood Legend-English Par-
tiality for Outlaws-Life in Sherwood-George a Greene'-Jon-
son's Sad Shepherd '-Popularity in England of Princes who
have shared the People's Sports and Pastimes.
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CHAPTER XI.
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
I. Induction to‘A Warning for Fair Women '-Peculiar Qualities of
the Domestic Tragedy-Its Realism-Its Early Popularity——
List of Plays of this Description-Their Sources.—II. Five Plays
selected for Examination-Questions of disputed Authorship-
Shakspere's suggested part in Three of these-The different
Aspects of Realism in them.-III. 'A Warning for Fair Women'
-The Story-Use of Dumb Show-Bye-Scenes-Handling of the
Prose-Tale--Critique of the Style and Character-Drawing of this
Play-Its deliberate Moral Intention.-IV. 'A Yorkshire Tragedy'
-The Crime of Walter Calverley-His Character in the Drama
-Demoniacal Possession.-V. 'Arden of Feversham'-Diffi-
culty of dealing with it-Its Unmitigated Horror-Fidelity to
Holinshed's Chronicle-Intense Nature of its Imaginative Realism
-Character of Arden-Character of Mosbie-A Gallery of
Scoundrels-Two Types of Murderers-Michael's Terror-Alice
Arden-Her Relation to some Women of Shakspere-Develop-
ment of her Murderous Intention-Quarrel with Mosbie-The
Crescendo of her Passion-Redeeming Points in her Character-
Incidents and Episodes.-VI. 'A Woman Killed with Kindness'
-The Gentleness of this Tragedy-The Plot-Italian Underplot
adapted to English Life-Character of Mr. Frankford-The Scene
in the Bed-chamber-Character of Mrs. Frankford-Wendoll-
Question regarding the Moral Tone of the Last Act-Religious
Sentiment. VII. 'Witch of Edmonton'-Its Joint-Authorship-
The Story-Female Parts-Two Plays patched together-Mother
Sawyer-The Realistic Picture of an English Witch-Humane
Treatment of Witchcraft in this Play.
CHAPTER XII.
TRAGEDY OF BLOOD.
I. The Tough Fibres of a London Audience-Craving for Strong
Sensation-Specific Note of English Melodrama-Its Lyrical and
Pathetic Relief.-II. Thomas Kyd-'Hieronymo' and 'The
Spanish Tragedy'-Analysis of the Story-Stock-Ingredients of
a Tragedy of Blood-The Ghost-The Villain-The Romantic
Lovers-Suicide, Murder, Insanity.-III. 'Soliman and Perseda'—
The Induction to this Play-'The Tragedy of Hoffmann.'-IV.
Marlowe's Use of this Form-'The Jew of Malta'-'Titus An-
dronicus'' Lust's Dominion'-Points of Resemblance between
'Hamlet' and 'The Spanish Tragedy'-Use made by Marston,
Webster, and Tourneur of the Species.-V. The Additions to The
Spanish Tragedy'-Did Jonson make them?-Quotation from
the Scene of Hieronymo in the Garden
CHAPTER XIII.
JOHN LYLY.
I. The Publication of 'Euphues'-Its Two Parts-Outline of the
Story. II. It forms a Series of Short Treatises-Love-Conduct
-Education-A Book for Women. III. Its Popularity-The
Spread of Euphuism-What we Mean by that Word.-IV. Qua-
lities of Medieval Taste-Allegory-Symbolism-The Bestiaries
-Qualities of Early Humanism-Scholastic Subtleties - Petrar-
chistic Diction-Bad Taste in Italy-Influence of Italian Litera-
ture The Affectation of the Sixteenth Century--Definition of
Euphuism-Illustrations.-V. Lyly becomes a Courtier-His
Want of Success--The Simplicity of his Dramatic Prose-The
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Beauty of the Lyrics-The Novelty of his Court-Comedies.—
VI. Eight Pieces ascribed to Lyly-Six Played before Elizabeth-
The Allegories of their Classic Fables-' Endimion '-Its Critique.
—-VII. ‘Midas'—Political Allusions—‘Sapho and Phao’—‘Eliza-
beth and Leicester'-Details of this Comedy.-VIII. 'Alexander
and Campaspe'-Touch upon Greek Story-Diogenes-A Dia-
logue on Love-The Lyrics.-IX. 'Gallathea'—Its Relation to
'As You Like It '--' Love's Metamorphosis'-Its Relation to Jon-
son-Mother Bombie'-'The Woman in the Moon.'-X. Lyly
as a Master of his Age-Influence on Shakspere-His Inven-
tions
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CHAPTER XIV.
GREENE, PEELE, NASH, AND LODGE.
I. Playwrights in Possession of the Stage before Shakspere-The
Scholar-Poets--Jonson's Comparison of Shakspere with his Peers
-The Meaning of those Lines— Analysis of the Six Scholar-Poets.
-II. Men of Fair Birth and Good Education-The Four Subjects
of this Study.-III. The Romance of Robert Greene's Life-His
Autobiographical Novels-His Miserable Death-The Criticism
of his Character-His Associates.-IV. Greene's Quarrel with
Shakspere and the Playing Companies-His Vicissitudes as a
Playwright-His Jealousy.-V. Greene's transient Popularity-
Euphuistic Novels-Specimens of his Lyrics-Facility of Lyric
Verse in England.-VI. Greene's Plays betray the Novelist—
None survive from the Period before Marlowe-James IV. of Scot-
land'-Its Induction-The Character of Ida-' Friar Bacon and
Friar Bungay'-Florid Pedantry a Mark of Greene's Style.—
VII. Peele-Campbell's Criticism--His Place among Contem-
poraries' Edward I.'-' Battle of Alcazar'-' Old Wives' Tales'
-Milton's 'Comus 'The Arraignment of Paris '-'David and
Bethsabe'-Non-Dramatic Pieces by Peele.-VIII. Thomas Nash
-The Satirist His Quarrel with Harvey-His Description of a
Bohemian Poet's Difficulties—The Isle of Dogs-His Part in
'Dido, Queen of Carthage'-'Will Summer's Testament'-Nash's
Songs. IX. Thomas Lodge-His Life-His Miscellaneous Writ-
ings Wounds of Civil War.'-X. The Relative Value of these
Four Authors
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CHAPTER XV.
MARLOWE.
I. The Life of Marlowe-Catalogue of his Works.-II. The Father
of English Dramatic Poetry-He Fixes the Romantic Type--
Adopts the Popular Dramatic Form, the Blank Verse Metre of
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the Scholars-He Transfigures both Form and Metre-His
Consciousness of His Vocation.-III. The History of Blank Verse
in England Italian Precedent - Marlowe's Predecessors
Modern and Classical Metrical Systems-Quantity and Accent
-The Licentiate Iambic - Gascoigne's Critique Marlowe's
Innovations in Blank Verse-Pause-Emphasis-Rhetoric a Key
to good Blank Verse-The Variety of Marlowe's Metre.-IV.
His Transfiguration of Tragedy-The Immediate Effect of his
Improvements-He marks an Epoch in the Drama.-V. Colos-
sal Scale of Marlowe's Works-Dramatisation of Ideals-Defect
of Humour-No Female Characters.-VI. Marlowe's Leading
Motive-The Impossible Amour-The Love of the Impossible
portrayed in the Guise-In Tamburlaine In Faustus-In
Mortimer-Impossible Beauty-What would Marlowe have made
of 'Tannhäuser'?-Barabas-The Apotheosis of Avarice.—VII.
The Poet and Dramatist inseparable in Marlowe-Character of
Tamburlaine.-VIII. The German Faustiad-Its Northern Cha-
racter-Psychological Analysis in 'Doctor Faustus'—The Teu-
tonic Sceptic-Forbidden Knowledge and Power-Grim Justice
-Faustus and Mephistophilis-The Last Hour of Faustus-
Autobiographical Elements in 'Doctor Faustus.'-IX. 'The Jew
of Malta'-Shylock-Spanish Source of the Story-An Episode
of Spanish Humour-Acting Qualities of Marlowe's Plays.-X.
'Edward II.'-Shakspere and Marlowe in the Chronicle Play-
Variety of Characters-Dialogue--The Opening of this Play—
Gaveston-Edward's Last Hours.-XI. 'The Massacre at Paris'
-Its Unfinished or Mangled Text-Tragedy of 'Dido'-Hyper-
bolical Ornament-Romantic and Classic Art.-XII. Marlowe
greater as a Poet than a Dramatist-His Reputation with Con-
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