Frontmatter
Preface
Contents
Introduction
1. The Narrative Imperative
2. The Notebooks for The Idiot
3. Shaping the Reader's Expectations: The Narrative, Parts I and II
4. The Breakdown of the Reader's Trust in the Narrator: The Narrative, Parts III and IV
5. The Clash of Truth and Falsehood: The Inserted Narrative, Parts I and II
6. The Search for a Binding Idea: The Inserted Narrative, Parts III and IV
Conclusion
Appendix A. The Novel and the Critics
Appendix B. The Phenomenology of Reading
Appendix C. Characters and Family Constellations
Note on Citations
Notes
Index