A History of Story-telling
- Subtitle
- Studies in the development of narrative
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1. A HISTORY OF STORY-TELLING2. PREFACE3. ILLUSTRATIONS4. ORIGINS5. 'THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE'6. CHAUCER AND BOCCACCIO7. THE ROGUE NOVEL8. THE ELIZABETHANS9. THE PASTORAL10. CERVANTES11. THE ESSAYISTS' CONTRIBUTION TO STORY-TELLING12. TRANSITION: BUNYAN AND DEFOE13. RICHARDSON AND THE FEMININE NOVEL14. FIELDING, SMOLLETT, AND THE MASCULINE NOVEL15. CHATEAUBRIAND AND ROMANTICISM16. SCOTT AND ROMANTICISM17. THE ROMANTICISM OF 183018. BALZAC19. GAUTIER AND THE EAST20. POE AND THE NEW TECHNIQUE21. HAWTHORNE AND MORAL ROMANCE22. MÉRIMÉE AND CONVERSATIONAL STORY-TELLING23. FLAUBERT24. CONCLUSION25. INDEX