King John Book

	General Editor's Preface
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
	Introduction	1
1	Commentary on King John, 1790	31
2	Response to Malone, 1792	42
3	Response to Malone, 1793	45
4	On the date of King John, 1799	50
5	Character and characterization, 1808	52
6	Personality and politics, 1815	54
7	Shakespeare's art of characterization, 1817	56
8	History and character, 1817	59
9	Prefatory remarks on King John, 1819	62
10	The Troublesome Raigne and King John, 1824	64
11	Introduction to King John, 1826	68
12	Prefatory remarks on King John, 1826	70
13	Sarah Siddons as Constance, 1827	73
14	The character of Constance, 1832	75
15	Sarah Siddons on Constance, 1834	82
16	General remarks on King John, 1838	86
17	King John and history, 1838	88
18	The Pictorial Edition of King John, 1838	97
19	The female roles in King John, 1843	111
20	Editorial corrections in King John, 1845	124
21	'History', church, and state in King John, 1846	128
22	Critical remarks on King John, 1847	136
23	Critical notes on King John, 1851	140
24	History, art, and character in King John, 1852	142
25	Introduction to King John, 1852	146
26	History and character, 1855	152
27	King John and nationalism, 1856	158
28	The madness of Constance, 1859	168
29	Background and critical notes to King John, 1859	175
30	Characterization, craft, and the philosophy of war, 1863	181
31	Politics, ethics, and character, 1863	189
32	The politics of national interest, 1865	198
33	The transcendent sorrow of Constance, 1868	202
34	National interest and personal loyalty, 1871	204
35	King John and contemporary politics, 1874	207
36	The baseness of John, 1875	212
37	Shakespeare's art of characterization, 1875-6	215
38	Constance and the nature of woman, 1876	220
39	King John, Richard III, and character, 1877	223
40	The theme of nationality, 1877	225
41	King John and Roman Catholicism, 1877	233
42	Literary and historical background to King John, 1878	238
43	Shakespeare's adaptation of The Troublesome Raigne, 1878	242
44	High praise for King John, 1879	249
45	On Pandulph and history, 1887	255
46	On commodity, 1887	257
47	A balanced assessment of King John, 1888	261
48	On Constance and Arthur, 1889	265
49	Kingship, personality, and human condition, 1889	270
50	The artistic excellence of King John, 1890	272
51	The Troublesome Raigne and King John, 1892	275
52	On Constance, Elinor, and Blanch, 1894	280
53	Historical character and dramatic character, 1894	284
54	The oddities of King John, 1894	287
55	On the principle characters, 1896	290
56	Shakespeare's uneven artistry, 1898	296
57	Shakespeare's Roman Catholicism, 1899	301
58	Shakespeare's maturing artistry, 1899	307
59	King John as a transitional play, 1900	311
60	Weakness and strenghts of King John, 1900	313
61	The character of John, 1901	318
62	Shakespeare and Davenport, 1902	322
63	The pendulum of history in King John, 1903	324
64	The formlessness of King John, 1906	329
65	Shakespeare's dramatic development, 1907	332
66	On the religion of Shakespeare, 1907	334
67	Introduction to King John, 1907	336
68	King John and Richard II, 1907	342
69	The Belittling of John, 1910	345
70	Constance and Shakespeare's shrewish wife, 1911	348
71	On treachery and 'Englishness', 1911	351
72	On John, Faulconbridge, and Constance, 1913	355
73	Shakespeare's use of The Troublesome Raigne, 1913	362
74	The artistic flaws of King John, 1913	367
75	On the Bastard, John, and the play, 1919	370
	Notes	372
	A Select Bibliograpy	387
	Index	391