Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xv
4. I. Form: Three Views and Three Phases 1
5. II. Form as the Probable: The Cognitive Element 51
6. III. Form as the Probable: The Structural Element 130
7. IV. Form as Propriety: The Stylistic Element 183
8. V. Limits to Form 218
9. VI. Form and the Formula 250
10. VII. Form as Process: Samuel Johnson 269
11. Epilogue 298
12. Index 309