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Introduction to the Seventh Edition viii
1 Fiction and the Novel
The universality and the distinctiveness of fiction
Fiction, play, fantasy
Imaginary characters and real life
Prose
Narrative
Characters, action, plot
Novel, short story, novella
2 History, Genre, Culture
When was the novel born?
Ancestors and close relations
Novel and romance
Life and pattern
The \"rise of the novel\"
3 Shorter Fiction
The short story
The novella
4 Realism, Modernism, Postmodernism——and Beyond s
Realism
Modernism
Postmodernism
The electronic revolution
5 Analyzing Fiction
Prose fiction and formal analysis
Narrative technique
Character
Plot
Structure
Setting
Theme
Symbol and image
Speech and dialogue
6 Studying the Novel
Studying the novel in the digital age
Reading, responding, criticizing
How to take notes
Using critics
Using computers
Revision/review
Essays and examinations
7 Versions, Adaptations, Translations
Versions
Adaptations
Translations
8 Critical Approaches to Fiction
Courses and approaches
Categorizing criticism
Narratology: Structuralist and rhetorical
The literary critical tradition
Textual approaches
Contextual approaches
Ideological approaches
9 World Literature and Fiction
World Literature
For whom does the novel speak today?
Fiction, truth, and (recent) history
Timeline of the Novel
Glossary of Terms
Bibliography
Index