Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS x
4. PREFACE xii
5. NOTES ON EDITORIAL MATTERS xviii
6. ABBREVIATIONS xix
7. Chapter 1 THE RISE AND FALL OF A GENRE 1
8. Chapter 2 A THOUSAND KISSES 18
9. Chapter 3 EROTIC TRANSFORMATION 54
10. Chapter 4 SEXUAL AND GENERIC TENSIONS 88
11. Chapter 5 THE SOUL IN THE KISS: A THEME AND ITS VARIATIONS 136
12. Chapter 6 THE KISS-POEM IN THE BRITISH ISLES 201
13. Chapter 7 SOPHISTICATION OF THE ENGLISH KISS 255
14. CONCLUSION 313
15. SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 317
16. INDEX 331