文学导论

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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