CONTENTS

General Editor's Preface

Introduction

1 STYLE AS PERCEPTIVE STRATEGY

2 TYPES OF LINGUISTIC CRITICISM

The game principle

3 PLAYING THE LITERATURE GAME: A PUBLIC AND COLLECTIVE NORM

Public and private games

The public game I: the sound patterns of poetry

The public game II: intonation

The public game III: syntax

4 THE PRIVATE GAME: PORTRAITS OF THE ARTIST

5 CONCLUDING COMMENTS

Notes

Bibliographical note

Index