INDEX

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. A NOTE ON DOCUMENTATION ix
5. The Uses of Literature
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. CHAPTER ONE Historical Setting 13
8. CHAPTER TWO The Mechanics of Literary Control 56
9. CHAPTER THREE Writers 104
10. CHAPTER FOUR Media and Market 167
11. CHAPTER FIVE Readers: The Popular Level 210
12. CHAPTER SIX Readers: Socially Engaged Level 249
13. CHAPTER SEVEN The Uses of Literature 284
14. SELECT GLOSSARY OF CHINESE CHARACTERS 333
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS CITED IN THE NOTES 339
16. INDEX 369