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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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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-

temporaries

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