Chapter II. Pastoral Poetry in England

I. Early pastoral verse
II. Spenser
III. Spenser's immediate followers
IV. The regular eclogists
V. Lyrical and occasional verse
VI. Milton's _Lycidas_ and Browne's _Britannia's Pastorals_
VII. The pastoral romances


Chapter III. Italian Pastoral Drama

I. Mythological plays containing pastoral elements
II. Evolution of the pastoral drama (see Appendix I)
III. Tasso and his _Aminta_
IV. Guarini and the _Pastor fido_
V. Minor pastoral drama


Chapter IV. Dramatic Origins of the English Pastoral Drama

I. Mythological plays
II. Translations from the Italian
III. Daniel's imitations of Tasso and Guarini


Chapter V. The Three Masterpieces