Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Passion for Plot
1. Before Stories: Emotional Time and Anna Karenina
2. Stories and Works: From Ancient Egypt to Postmodernism
3. Universal Narrative Prototypes: Sacrifice, Heroism, and Romantic Love
4. Cross-Cultural Minor Genres: Attachment, Lust, Revenge, and Criminal Justice
Afterword: Stories and the Training of Sensibility
Notes
Works Cited
Index