Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. ABBREVIATIONS xiii
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. AN ANTHOLOGY OF TEXTS 9
8. THE LITERARY TRADITION AND ITS REFINEMENT 38
9. POETRY AND THE VISUAL ARTS 66
10. VARIATIONS OF STYLE: THE CHRISTIAN CONTRIBUTION 122
11. EPILOGUE 148
12. GLOSSARY OF RHETORICAL TERMS 157
13. BIBLIOGRAPHY 160
14. TEXT EDITIONS USED 170
15. INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED 173
16. General Index 180