John Marston of the Middle Temple : an Elizabethan dramatist in his social setting

Preface Acknowledgments Contents One. The Milieu of the Inns of Court I. The Inns of Court in the Late Sixteenth Century II. Literary Life at the Inns of Court in the Latter Half of the Sixteenth Century III. Revels Inns of at the Court IV. The Middle Temple’s “Prince D’Amour” Revels of 1597–98 V. The Political Climate at the Inns of Court (1590–1615) VI. “The Noblest Nourceries of Humanity and Liberty” Two. Playwright at the Inns of Court: John Marston VII. John Marston’s Early Writing VIII. Jack Drum’s Entertainment: Speech and Style at Highgate IX. The Antonio Plays: “What Men Must Be” X. What You Will or Don Kynsayder’s Descent from Parnassus XI. The Malcontent: Virtuous Machiavellianism XII. The Dutch Curtezan: “Rich Sence” and “Bad Language” XIII. Parasitaster or The Fawne: King James and the Prince D’Amour XIV. Sophonisba: Wonder and Shame XV. Conclusion: A “Timely Change” Appendix A. Some Important Figures at the Inns of Court (1590–1610) Appendix B. Chronological Table of Events in Marston’s Life and Related Events at the Middle Temple Appendix C. The Date of the Antonio Plays and Their Chronological Relationship to Hamlet Index