Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue. Meaningful Adjacencies 1
4. Introduction. Laws of Tact and Genre 25
5. Part One. Hands
6. Chapter 1. Pledge, Turn, Prestige 45
7. Chapter 2. Sollicitation and Rubbing the Text 70
8. Chapter 3. Blaise Pascal, Henry Darger, and the Book in Hand 95
9. Part Two. Genres
10. Chapter 4. Ethics of Reading I 131
11. Chapter 5. Ethics of Reading II 161
12. Chapter 6. Ethics of Reading III 190
13. Part Three. Languages
14. Chapter 7. Abyss, Volcano, and the Frozen Swirl of Words 235
15. Epilogue. The Book in Hand, Again 277
16. Notes 293
17. Bibliography 423
18. Index of Proper Names 483
19. Index of Topics and Works 491