Introduction / Brian Cummings and James Simpson
Part I: Histories. Anachronism / Margreta De Grazia ; National histories / Ardis Butterfield ; Historiography / Jesse Lander ; Literary histories / Seth Lerer
Part II: Spatialities. Place / James Simpson ; Enclosed spaces / Lynn Staley ; Travel / Andrew Hadfield
Part III: Doctrines. The eucharist / David Aers and Sarah Beckwith ; The saints / Janel Mueller ; Vernacular theology / Thomas Betteridge ; Conscience / Paul Strohm
Part IV: Legalities. Theatre / Lorna Hutson ; When English became Latin / Tim William Machan ; Heresy and treason / David Loewenstein ; Naughty printed books / David Scott Kastan
Part V: Outside the law. Utopian pleasure / Stephen Greenblatt ; Folly / Greg Walker ; Despair / Nicholas Watson
Part VI: Literature. Poetic fame / Helen Cooper ; 'Literature' / Gordon Teskey ; Style / Maura Nolan ; London books and London readers / Julia Boffey
Part VII: Communities. Community / Cathy Shrank ; The reformation of the household / Colin Burrow ; Monasticism / Vincent Gillespie ; Nuns / David Wallace
Part VIII: Labour. Active and contemplative lives / Jennifer Summit ; Childbirth / Alexandra Barratt ; Idleness / James Kearney
Part IX: Selfhood. Persona / John Parker ; Passion / Ramie Targoff ; Autobiography and the history of reading / Brian Cummings.