Introduction to the Seventh Edition
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
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
