Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Preface xvii
6. Acknowledgments xxvii
7. CHAPTER ONE. The Writer Writing 1
8. CHAPTER TWO. ‘Intentions’ and ‘Purposes’ 19
9. CHAPTER THREE. ‘Parody’ or the Imitation of Disciplines 46
10. CHAPTER FOUR. Explanations 57
11. CHAPTER FIVE. Bernard Shaw: Historical Explanation 72
12. CHAPTER SIX. Marcel Proust: Psychological Explanation 104
13. CHAPTER SEVEN. Historical Interpretation: The Face of the Muse and the Baker’s Daughter 133
14. Notes 155
15. Index 175