First published in 1976. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Introductory; Chapter 1 Aims and perspectives; Part 1 Part One; Chapter 2 Literature as text; Chapter 3 Literature as discourse; Chapter 4 The nature of literary communication; Part 2 Part Two; Chapter 5 Literature as subject and discipline; Chapter 6 Exercises in literary understanding; Conclusion; Chapter 7 Stylistic analysis and literary appreciation;