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ELIZABETHAN DRAMA AND
ITS MAD FOLK


W. Heffer Sons Ltd. colophon

LONDON AGENTS:
SIMPKIN, MARSHALL & Co. Ltd.


ELIZABETHAN DRAMA
AND ITS MAD FOLK

The Harness Prize Essay for 1913

BY

EDGAR ALLISON PEERS, B.A.

Late Scholar of Christ’s College, Cambridge.

Cambridge:
W. HEFFER AND SONS LTD.
1914


To
My Mother


CONTENTS.

CHAP.PAGE
 Preface
I.Introductory1
II.The Presentation of Madness—from the Standpoint of History8
III.The Presentation of Madness—from the Standpoint of Literature42
IV.Mad Folk in Tragedy and Comedy—(i) The Maniacs60
V.Mad Folk in Tragedy and Comedy—(ii) Imbecility118
VI.Mad Folk in Tragedy and Comedy—(iii) ...

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