Introduction: The university wits.--Thomas Kyd and the Spanish tragedy.--Christopher Marlowe, 1564-1593.--Robert Greene, 1558-1592.--William Shakespeare: apprenticeship.--Ben Jonson, 1572-1637.--Tricks of the trade.--Shakespeare: the tragic period, 1601-1607.--Conclusion.--Bibliography (p. 131-132).--Chronological table
