Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Dating and Publication of Shakespeare's Plays -- Publication in the Elizabethan Era -- Shakespeare's Published Plays -- Plays Into Print -- Genesis of Unauthorized Editions -- Collecting Shakespeare's Works -- Chapter 2: The Early Histories -- Henry VI, Part 1 -- The Real Henry VI -- Henry VI, Part 2 -- Wars of the Roses -- Henry VI, Part 3 -- Richard III -- Shakespeare's Edward III? -- King John -- The Real Richard III -- The Real King John -- Chapter 3: Completion of the Histories -- The Histories of Edward Hall and Raphael Holinshed -- Richard II -- The Real Richard II -- Henry IV, Part 1 -- Falstaff -- Henry IV, Part 2 -- Henry V -- The Real Henry IV -- The Real Henry V -- Henry VIII -- The Real Henry VIII -- Chapter 4: The Poems -- Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton -- Shakespeare's Nondramatic Poetry -- Shakespeare and the Sonnet -- Elizabethan Lyric -- The Object of the Poet's Affections -- Chapter 5: Music in Shakespeare's Plays -- The Vocal Music -- Instrumental Music -- The Authenticity of the Songs -- Robert Johnson -- Musical Reference as a Dramatic Device -- Shakespeare's Musical Ethos -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.