CHAPTER1 Introduction
1 The Forms ofLiterature
2 What Do We Read for in Western Literature？
CHAPTER2 Fiction （1） The Novel
3 What Is the Novel？3.1 By Etyniology
3.2 By Distinction
3.3 By Analysis and Synthesis
4 Kinds of the Novel
4.1 By Length
4.2 By Subject Matter
4.3 By Technique
5 Early Development ofthe Novel
6 Elements ofthe Novel
6.1 Story
6. 2 Character
6. 3 Plot
6. 4 Theme
6.5 Setting
6. 6 Narrative Point of View
7 Criticism of a Novel
F.Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby
CHAPTER3 Fiction （2） The Short Story
8 What Is a Sbort Story？8. 1 Ancient Forms
8.2 In the Modern Sense
8. 3 A Distinct Genre
9 Learning to Read a Story Petronius The Widow ofEphesus
10 A Second Short Story for Study Anton Chekhov Misery
11 Learning to RespondW. Somerset Maugharn The Treasure
12 Elements ofthe Short Story
12.1 Setting
12.2 Atmosphere
12. 3 Plot
12. 4 Character
12. 5 Theme
13 Tecluuque
13.1 Point ofView
13.2 Symbolism
13.3 Imagery
13.4 Stvle
13.5 Tone
13.6 Irony
14 Understanding Fiction Through Context of Situation-Linguistic and Non-Linguistic
Stories That Illustrate the Use of Dramatic Point of View
Ernest Hemingway Hills Like White Elephants
Raymond Carver Popular Mechanics
D.H.Lawrence The Shadow in the Rose Garden
Katherine Anne Porter Rope
Ernest Henungway The Short Happy Llfe of Franas Macomber
Katherine Anne Porter The Jilting of Gran,ny Weatherall
15 A Collection of Short Fiction
Luigi Pirandello War
Katherine Mansfield Miss Brill
Kate Chopin Ripe Figs
The Story of an Hour
The Storm
Anton Chekhov Enemies
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CHAPTER4 Poetry
CHAPTER 5 Drama
CHAPTER 6 Film
CHAPTER7 Writing
Suggested Readings for Chapter 7
Appendix: Web Sites
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