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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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