CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE VII
3. CONTENTS IX
4. CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 1
5. CHAPTER 2. THE DIALECTIC: THE SPIRIT OF CONTRADICTION 23
6. CHAPTER 3. FONTENELLE AND THE PLATONIC DIALOGUE: IRONY 59
7. CHAPTER 4. SATIRE AND COMIC CHARACTERIZATION 78
8. CHAPTER 5. SECONDARY DEVICES 104
9. CHAPTER 6. EVALUATIONS AND COMPARISONS 136
10. CHAPTER 7. CONCLUSION 191
11. NOTES 197
12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 231