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1 Fiction and the Novel
The universality and the distinctiveness of fiction
Fiction£¬ play£¬ fantasy
Imaginary characters and real life
Prose
Narrative
Characters£¬ action£¬ plot
Novel£¬ short story£¬ novella

2 History£¬ Genre£¬ Culture
When was the novel born?
Ancestors and close relations
Novel and romance
Life and pattern
The "rise of the novel"

3 Shorter Fiction
The short story
The novella

4 Realism£¬ Modernism£¬ Postmodernism¡ª¡ªand Beyond s
Realism
Modernism
Postmodernism
The electronic revolution

5 Analyzing Fiction
Prose fiction and formal analysis
Narrative technique
Character
Plot
Structure
Setting
Theme
Symbol and image
Speech and dialogue

6 Studying the Novel
Studying the novel in the digital age
Reading£¬ responding£¬ criticizing
How to take notes
Using critics
Using computers
Revision/review
Essays and examinations

7 Versions£¬ Adaptations£¬ Translations
Versions
Adaptations
Translations

8 Critical Approaches to Fiction
Courses and approaches
Categorizing criticism
Narratology£º Structuralist and rhetorical
The literary critical tradition
Textual approaches
Contextual approaches
Ideological approaches

9 World Literature and Fiction
World Literature
For whom does the novel speak today?
Fiction£¬ truth£¬ and £¨recent£© history
Timeline of the Novel
Glossary of Terms
Bibliography
Index