This book is a study of the following topics as they pertain to Madrigals in England during Shakespeare's time:The early history of the madrigal, the Influence of the madrigal on the music of the time, Shakespeare and other poets: their part in the madrigal, the principal madrigal composers, the collection of madrigals made in honor of Elizabeth, an Anthology, and an appendices containing the chronological list of the madrigal composers and the contents of the song-books (1588-1638).