CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
4. CONTENTS xiii
5. 1. Science, Literature, and Modern Criticism 1
6. 2. The Ontological Theory of the Ransom Critics 19
7. 3. The Formalists' Approach: A Re-evaluation 31
8. 4. Imagination and Understanding: Contemporary Versions 45
9. 5. Literature as Knowledge 61
10. 6. From Poetry to Fiction: Criticism through Structure 77
11. Bibliography 95
12. Index 99