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Contents
SUPERSTITION | |
WITCHCRAFT | |
EDUCATION | |
THE UNIVERSITY | |
4 TRAVEL | |
LONDON | |
THE THEATRE | |
THE AUDIENCE | |
PURITAN OPPOSITION TO THE THEATRE | |
THE COURT | |
ROGUES AND VAGABONDS | |
THE | |
CONCLUSION AN ELIZABETHAN | |
GLOSSARY AND NOTES | |
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