Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Figures xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Note on Transliteration xvii
6. Chronology xix
7. 1. A Plot Discovered 1
8. 2. 1700: Between Microhistory and Macrostructures 33
9. 3. 1800: Through The Veil of Poetry 76
10. 4. 1900: Lexicography and The Self 115
11. 5. 1900: Grasping at Straws 155
12. Conclusion 189
13. Notes 201
14. Bibliography 253
15. Index 277