Conclusion: A Third Way in Modern Fiction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. Introduction: Narrative Consciousness 1
5. Part I: KAFKA
6. 1. The Inevitability of Ritual: Life Cycle of a Kafka Character 17
7. 2. A Derivation of Meaning from Point of View 41
8. Part II: BECKETT
9. 3. The Form of Consciousness: Modified Patterns 71
10. 4. The Dominance of Point of View 104
11. Part III: ROBBE-GRILLET
12. 5. Toward a New Novel: A Theory for Fiction 123
13. 6. Internalized Reality: The Subjective Point of View 134
14. 7. Structure as Process: The Temporal Point of View 149
15. CONCLUSION
16. Conclusion: A Third Way in Modern Fiction 159
17. APPENDIXES
18. 1. Kafka in France 167
19. 2. Kafka Criticism 173
20. 3. Beckett Criticism 181
21. Bibliography 189
22. Index 213