Foreword
Acknowledgements
Chapter Ⅰ Periodic Syntax as Stylistic Choice
Section Ⅰ Historical Review of Latinising Trends in English Literature
Section Ⅱ Stylistic Analysis of English Periodic Syntax
Section Ⅲ Sample Analysis of John Miltons and Samuel Johnsons Distinctive Periodic Styles
Chapter Ⅱ Henry Jamess Grandly Vague and Abstract Periodic Style in The Ambassadors
Section Ⅱ Henry Jamess Grandly Vague and Abstract Periodic Style as a Creative Adaptation of Both John Miltons and Samuel Johnsons Periodic Styles
Section Ⅱ Lexical Features in The Ambassador
Section Ⅲ Grammatical Features in The Ambassadors
Section Ⅳ Delayed Specification of Referents in The Ambassadors
Section Ⅴ Sample Analysis of a Narrative Passage from The Ambassadors
Section Ⅵ Characteristics of the Dialogues in The Ambassadors with Sample Analysis
Chapter Ⅲ Conclusion: Henry James as a Modern Periodic Master
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