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