Contents

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POLEMICAL INTRODUCTION		3
FIRST ESSAY. Historical Criticism: Theory of Modes
Fictional Modes: Introduction		33
Tragic Fictional Modes		35
Comic Fictional Modes		43
Thematic Modes		52
SECOND ESSAY. Ethical Criticism: Theory of Symbols
Introduction		71
Literal and Descriptive Phases: Symbol as Motif and as Sign		73
Formal Phase: Symbol as Image		82
Mythical Phase: Symbol as Archetype		95
Anagogic Phase: Symbol as Monad		115
THIRD ESSAY. Archetypal Criticism: Theory of Myths
Introduction		131
Theory of Archetypal Meaning (1): Apocalyptic Imagery		141
Theory of Archetypal Meaning (2): Demonic Imagery		147
Theory of Archetypal Meaning (3): Analogical Imagery		151
Theory of Mythos: Introduction		158
The Mythos of Spring: Comedy		163
The Mythos of Summer: Romance		186
The Mythos of Autumn: Tragedy		206
The Mythos of Winter: Irony and Satire		223
FOURTH ESSAY. Rhetorical Criticism: Theory of Genres
Introduction		243
The Rhythm of Recurrence: Epos		251
The Rhythm of Continuity: Prose		263
The Rhythm of Decorum: Drama		268
The Rhythm of Association: Lyric		270
Specific Forms of Drama		282
Specific Thematic Forms (Lyric and Epos)		293
Specific Continuous Forms (Prose Fiction)		303
Specific Encyclopaedic Forms		315
The Rhetoric of Non-Literary Prose		326
TENTATIVE CONCLUSION		341
NOTES		357
GLOSSARY		365
INDEX		369