Foreword
Prefatory Statements and Acknowledgments
POLEMICAL INTRODUCTION
FIRST ESSAY. Historical Criticism: Theory of Modes
Fictional Modes: Introduction
Tragic Fictional Modes
Comic Fictional Modes
Thematic Modes
SECOND ESSAY. Ethical Criticism: Theory of Symbols
Introduction
Literal and Descriptive Phases: Symbol as Motif and as Sign
Formal Phase: Symbol as Image
Mythical Phase: Symbol as Archetype
Anagogic Phase: Symbol as Monad
THIRD ESSAY. Archetypal Criticism: Theory of Myths
Introduction
Theory of Archetypal Meaning (1):Apocalyptic Imagery
Theory of Archetypal Meaning (z):Demonic Imagery
Theory of Archetypal Meaning (3):Analogical Imagery
Theory of Mythos: Introduction
The Mythos of Spring: Comedy
The Mythos of Summer: Romance
The Mythos of Autumn: Tragedy
The Mythos of Winter: Irony and Satire
CONTENTS
FOURTH ESSAY. Rhetorical Criticism: Theory of Genres
Introduction
The Rhythm of Recurrence: Epos
The Rhythm of Continuity: Prose
The Rhythm of Decorum: Drama
The Rhythm of Association: Lyric
Specific Forms of Drama
Specific Thematic Forms (Lyric and Epos)
Specific Continuous Forms (Prose Fiction)
Specific Encyclopaedic Forms
The Rhetoric of Non-Literary Prose
TENTATIVE CONCLUSION
NOTES
GLOSSARY
INDEX