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Part 1 The intellectual and social background: versions of love - sentiment and cynicism; the belief in progress; class and trade; women. Part 2 Structures: the evolution of the text; transitions; nesting; juxtaposition; repetition; poetic symbolism. Part 3 Voices: speaking; writing; style indirect libre; parody and pastiche; reading. Part 4 Space and time: the sense of place; water; objects; time; death; the spur of style; the critical response.