CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. A NOTE ON ABBREVIATIONS AND EDITIONS CITED xi
5. INTRODUCTION. “THE MIND GOES ANTAGONIZING ON” 1
6. I. THE DEVELOPMENTAL NARRATIVE 15
7. II. THE STRUCTURE OF THE ESSAYS 73
8. III. STRUCTURES WITHIN THE ESSAYS 155
9. CONCLUSION. ROMANTIC PROSE AND THE ARTISTIC CRITIC 228
10. NOTES 239
11. INDEX 253
12. Backmatter 258