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Introduction to the Seventh Edition viii
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——and 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： 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