Introductory note; 1. Time and place; 2. Puritanism, censorship and opposition to the theatre; 3. Middleton as satirical journalist; 4. Early satirical comedies; 5. How anti-Puritan are Middleton's city comedies?; 6. Money and morals in Middleton's city comedies; 7. Middle years: tragi-comedy and moral comedy; 8. City employments; 9. Hard times and Hengist, King of Kent; 10. Political satire: A Game at Chess; 11. City tragedy; 12. Drama and opposition, 1619-1640; 13. From popular drama to leveller style: a postscript; Appendices; Index.
