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Tables of Contents for Shakespeare and the Popular Tradition in the Theater
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Editor's Preface
ix
 
Introduction
xi
 
I. THE MIMUS
1
14
Ritual and Mimesis
1
5
The Actor-Audience Relationship
6
5
The Tradition of the Fool
11
4
II. THE FOLK PLAY AND SOCIAL CUSTOM
15
34
Topsy-turuydom in Ceremony and Performance
20
10
Folk Fool and Devil
30
3
From Ritual Participation to Seasonal Acting
33
6
The English Folk Play and Shakespeare
39
10
III. THE MYSTERY CYCLES
49
49
Secular Performances and the Popular Tradition in the Middle Ages
49
6
The Mystery Plays and Tradition
55
9
Laughter and Terror: Herod and Pilate
64
9
Platea and Locus: Flexible Dramaturgy
73
12
Realism and Folklore: Social Function and Dramatic Structure in the Shepherd Scenes
85
13
IV. MORALITIES AND INTERLUDES
98
63
Outdoor and Indoor Stages: Toward a Theater of the Nation
100
12
From Folk Play to Mankind: Conventions of Speech and Acting
112
8
From Nonsense to Dialogue: ``Matter and Impertinency Mix'd''
120
13
``Sporte'' and Mimesis in the Structure of Wordplay
133
18
Vice against Virtue: The Comic Double-plot
151
10
V. THE ELIZABETHAN DRAMA
161
47
Toward the Culture of a Nation
161
8
``Scene individable'': Toward a Sociology of the Elizabethan Stage
169
8
Humanism on the Popular Stage: From ``Mother Wits'' to Doctor Faustus
177
8
Country Jig and City Clowning: The Triumph of Dick Tarlton
185
7
Popular Myth and Dramatic Poetry: Robin and Puck
192
4
Renaissance Poetics and Elizabethan Realism: Vision and Experience
196
12
VI. SHAKESPEARE'S THEATER: TRADITION AND EXPERIMENT
208
45
The Platform Stage
208
7
Role and Actor: The Language of Locality and ``Place''
215
9
Figurenposition: The Correlation of Position and Expression
224
13
``Mingling Kinges and Clownes'': The Complementary Perspective
237
9
``Naturalism'' vs. ``Convention''? A Critical Conclusion
246
7
Appendix: Laughing with the Audience: A Note on The Two Gentlemen of Verona and the Popular Tradition in Shakespeare's Comedy
253
8
Abbreviations
261
1
Notes
262
35
Bibliography
297
20
Index
317