Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxvi]-xxvii) and index.

A treatise against dicing, dancing, plays, and interludes, with other idle pastimes (1577) / John Northbrooke -- The school of abuse (1579) / Stephen Gosson -- An Apology of the School of Abuse (1579) / Stephen Gosson -- A reply to Stephen Gosson's School of Abuse, defence of poetry, music, and stage plays (1579) / Thomas Lodge -- A Second and Third Blast of Retreat from Plays and Theaters (1580) / Anthony Munday -- Plays confuted in five actions (1582) / Stephen Gosson -- Anatomy of abuses (1583) / Philip Stubbes -- A mirror of monsters (1587) / William Rankins -- The art of English poesy (1589) / George Puttenham -- An Apology for poetry (1595) / Philip Sidney -- The theater of God's judgments (1597) / Thomas Beard -- The overthrow of stage-plays (1599) / John Rainolds -- Letter to Dr. John Rainolds (1592) / William Gager -- Virtue's Commonwealth (1603) / Henry Crosse -- Preface to Volpone (1607) / Ben Jonson -- The gull's horn book (1609) / Thomas Dekker -- An apology for actors (1612) / Thomas Heywood -- A refutation of the apology for actors (1615) / I.G. [John Greene] -- Letter to Revd. Mr. Sutton (1616) / Nathan Field -- Histriomastix: the player's scourge (1633) / William Prynne -- Discoveries (1641) / Ben Jonson -- Legal acts and correspondences pertaining to the theater.

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