Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction vii
4. Preamble 1
5. Concerning Adonis 8
6. Funeral Oration for a Fable 35
7. A Foreword 39
8. Poetry and Abstract Thought 52
9. Problems of Poetry 82
10. Memoirs of a Poem 100
11. The Prince and La Jeune Parque 133
12. Concerning Le Cimetiere marin 140
13. Commentaries on Charmes 153
14. On Speaking Verse 159
15. Letter to Madame C. 167
16. The Poet's Rights over Language 169
17. A Poet's Notebook 173
18. Pure Poetry 184
19. Contemporary Poetry 193
20. Remarks on Poetry 196
21. The Necessity of Poetry 216
22. Notes on Tragedy and a Tragedy 231
23. The Poetry of La Fontaine 242
24. Victor Hugo, Creator through Form 251
25. Victor Hugo's Finest Stanza 260
26. An After-Dinner Speech 275
27. Spiritual Canticles 279
28. Variations on the Eclogues 295
29. APPENDIX
30. Sur la Technique Litteraire 314
31. On Literary Technique 315
32. Notes 325