CONTENTS 



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The Approach to the Subject 145 



I. MARLOWE'S AUTHOESHIP OT THE CONTENTION A'ND 

 TRUE TRAGEDY. 



1. External Evidence 148 



2. Plot 152 



3. Character 156 



4. Verbal Parallels in the Conteniion and True Tragedy and 



in accepted Plays of Marlowe ...... 160 



5. Metrical Evidence 177 



6. How Far do the Contention and True Tragedy represent 

 Marlowe's Original Text '? 183 



II. THE GREENE-PEELE MYTH 188 



III. SHAKESPEARE'S REVISION OF MARLOWE'S WORK . 194 



