Shakespeare: The Play of History

Acknowledgements - Lists of Texts - Introduction; J.Turner - PART 1 THEATRES OF HISTORY: CHRONICLE PLAYS; G.Holderness - Prologue: 'The Histories' and History - Richard II - Henry IV Parts 1 and 2 - Henry V - PART 2 THE TRAGIC ROMANCES OF FEUDALISM; J.Turner - Prologue: From Chronicle History to Tragic Romance - King Lear - Macbeth - Epilogue: Tragedies of Incomplete Catharsis - PART 3 THIS IS VENICE; N.Potter - Prologue: 'The funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth the marriage table' - The Merchant of Venice - Othello - Epilogue 'This is Venice' - Conclusion; N.Potter - Index