Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- CONTENTS -- I. THE PROBLEM OF LITERARY STUDY -- II. THE NATURE OF FICTION -- III. THE LITERARY WORK -- IV. THE FORMS OF LITERATURE -- V. THE ELEMENTS OF NARRATION -- VI. THE STRUCTURE OF NARRATION -- VII. THE INTERPRETATION OF LITERATURE -- VIII. THEORY OF LITERATURE -- APPENDIX: SAMPLE DIAGRAMS OF NARRATIVE STRUCTURE -- INDEX