Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. PART I. The Formalist Theory of Prose and Literary Evolution 11
5. PART II. From Russian Formalism to Czech Structuralism 83
6. PART III. Felix Vodicka’s Theory of Reception and Structuralist Literary History 121
7. PART IV. Czech Structuralism and the Present Debate about Aesthetic Value 155
8. Notes 263
9. Selected Bibliography 301
10. Acknowledgments 305
11. Index 307
12. Backmatter 319